The Proudly She Served Campaign is raising funds for:

The Proudly She Served Portrait Series offers a beautiful and powerful testimony and celebration of military and veteran women, who exemplify courage, strength, and selfless service ~ everyday heroes who have made an impact through their service to our country and inspire the generations following in their footsteps.The series is a combination of well-known women veterans and lesser well-known heroes.  Through its beautiful portraits and captivating stories, the portrait series offers a glimpse into why these women chose to serve in the military and why they are proud of their military service. Each woman’s perspective is uniquely different, but together they tell a bigger story and passes on a lasting legacy to inspire future generations to reach for their dreams.

The project includes a series of twelve 36x30 inch oil paintings and captivating stories highlighted in a beautiful coffee table book.  The project’s executive director is New York based artist, Steve Alpert.  Steve’s paintings are included in the Pentagon, the Women in Military Service for America Museum at Arlington National Cemetery, the Naval War College Museum and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. His work has been exhibited by fine art galleries across the U.S. as well.  A beautiful coffee table book featuring photographs of the portraits and biographical vignettes will accompany the portrait series. The stories highlight the women’s experiences during their military careers including challenges and successes. The women also share the mantras they live by and who inspired them along their journey.  Each woman’s story and perspective is uniquely different, but together weave a beautiful tapestry that tells a bigger story of a common bond of service and passes on a lasting legacy to inspire future generations to reach for their dreams.

The Mission of Proudly She Served is to highlight women who served or who have served in the U.S. military ~ their service and sacrifice, raise awareness of the challenges many face when transitioning to life outside of the military, and to offer transition support and a helping hand as they define their post military career goals and next steps.

Project Timeline

The Proudly She Served project is currently coordinating with several military museums throughout the country to host virtual and onsite exhibitions throughout the country during the month of November 2022 to celebrate Veterans Day. The coffee table book is estimated to be published by November 2022.

The Portrait Unveiling & Book Launch Event will be scheduled for 2023, date tbd but will be in the Washington DC area. This will be a gala event with food, drinks and live music. The (12) original paintings (and coffee table book) will be unveiled to approximately 300 attendees.  All the women depicted in the portraits will be present. There will be opening remarks from well-known Southwest Airline Captain, Tammie Shults, former Navy pilot who safely landed the Southwest flight from New York when an engine exploded. It is expected that a couple of the large sponsors will offer remarks and if available, Senator Tammy Duckworth, one of the portrait participants, will speak as well.  The Proudly She Served project is considering offering a financial scholarship to a selected young woman veteran entrepreneur with the goal is to offer the scholarship annually along with a portrait of the selected veteran.