What’s Happening for Houston Veterans This Week (Jan 5–Jan 11)
Happy New Year, Civvie!
We’re officially rolling into 2026 with the first few bricks laid — the newsletter is live, events are happening, and connections are forming.
Our goal is to build something useful, local, and veteran-first, and we’re glad you’re here.
This is a community-led effort — if you know about a veteran event, business, organization, or resource in Houston, send it our and keep the community connected: [Share Here]
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📆 VETERAN EVENTS
👩💼 January 7
Women VETS Talk
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Virtual (Zoom)
Join this online informal meeting where women veterans can engage with each other and navigate all things together.
☕ January 9
Lit Java Veteran Coffee Meet Up
🕖 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Pearland, TX
Free brewed coffee (iced or hot) for veterans, and/or 50% off other drinks and eats. Representatives will be available to help with filing disability claims.
💻 January 9
HRVCC Weekly Virtual Meeting
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Virtual (Zoom)
Grow your knowledge and network of veteran-owned businesses through this weekly virtual meeting.
🎄 January 10
Wreath Clean-Up Day (Houston National Cemetery)
🕚 8:00 AM
📍 Houston, TX
Come out and volunteer with Wreaths Across America to pick up the wreaths for recycling.
🎳 January 25
Higher Ground Bowling
🕜 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Humble, TX
A free bowling event for military, veterans, and first responders only.
💼 January 28
Veterans Connect Career & Benefits Expo
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Houston, TX
Designed to help veterans build meaningful connections, explore job opportunities, and navigate their next career move.
🏃 February 1
Miles for our Military 5K Run
🕐 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Tomball, TX
Join this 5K Run to rasie money for Boots For Troops, which sends "The World's Greatest Care Packages" to our deployed troops around the world.
🧑💻 February 19
DAV | RecruitMilitary Houston Veterans Job Fair
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Houston, TX
A hiring event exclusively for transitioning service members, veterans with civilian experience, National Guard and Reserves, and military spouses.
🎯 March 6
Warrior Benefit 18th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament
🕢 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Katy, TX
Come honor and shoot alongside post-9/11 combat-wounded veterans at this annual sporting clay tournament.
🍻 March 11
Veterans Happy Hour @ RE+ Texas
🕢 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Houston, TX
Hosted by Project Vanguard, a fun and relaxed gathering after the RE+ Texas Conference to unwind and connect with fellow veterans over drinks.
🏛️ March 25
Government Sales Bootcamp
🕗 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Houston, TX
Learn the field-tested playbook used to win $500M+ in U.S. government contracts, led by Lt. Col. (Ret) Rick Howard.
🚀 April 8–9
Veteran Business Battle
📍 Houston, TX
Hosted by Rice University, connecting veteran entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and resources to help scale their businesses.
✈️ April 25
Honor Flight Houston – Welcome Home
🕡 6:45 PM
📍 Hobby Airport, Houston
A powerful community celebration welcoming our veterans home.
🎖️ May 30
Flags of Honor: 6th Annual Memorial Day Veterans Flag Planting
🕡 8:30 AM
📍Houston
Memorial Day flag planting at Houston National Cemetery honoring fallen heroes.
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🌟 THE CIVVIE SPOTLIGHT
Jackie Parker & Justin Viereck — The Axeperience
Jackie and her husband, Justin, run The Axeperience, an upscale axe-throwing venue in Tomball, built with one goal in mind: creating a place where people (especially veterans) can unplug, connect, and blow off some steam in a safe, welcoming environment.
The Axeperience has been open for just over two years and offers a mix of digital and traditional axe-throwing lanes, combining competition, fun, and a clean, family-friendly atmosphere. It’s designed to be approachable and fun, whether you’re coming with family, coworkers, or friends.
Jackie and Justin were also proud sponsors of the Houston Veterans Army–Navy Game Watch Party, showing up to support the local veteran community beyond their business walls.
Justin is a Marine Corps veteran, serving from 2003 to 2007, including overseas assignments with special operations protecting several U.S. embassies. Like many veterans, his transition to civilian life wasn’t easy. After leaving the Marines, he worked as a boilermaker and in other roles that required constant travel—tough to balance with family life and even tougher while managing PTSD.
Entrepreneurship became the path that finally fit.
Together, Jackie and Justin built The Axeperience not just as a business, but as something sustainable for their family and meaningful for the veteran community.
Supporting veterans isn’t just something The Axeperience talks about... it’s something they practice. They offer their largest ongoing discount (20% off to veterans), and they actively support other local veteran-friendly and veteran-owned businesses, including The Social Haus and Honor Home Management.
They’re also working to collaborate with veteran nonprofits like Victory for Veterans, supporting fundraising efforts and community events that directly give back to those who served.
Let’s show up for The Axeperience the same way they show up for our veteran community. Bring friends, spread the word, and support a business that consistently gives back.
When we support veteran-owned and veteran-friendly businesses, we help them continue serving the community that matters most.
🪓 houstonaxeperience.com
👍Veteran Discount: 20% (year-round)
🫡 Know a Veteran or Passionate-Patriot We Should Spotlight?
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🏪 FEATURED BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS
🎖️VETERAN-OWNED
Bass Bro's Bees
Producing and selling paw balm, beard butter, lip balm, honey, and more using natural ingredients straight from their own bee farm.
Luxury mobile bartending for the alcohol-free lifestyle.
Houston Precision Construction
A full-service company specializing in indoor updates and complete outdoor transformations, including pools, patios, masonry, and full backyard builds.
⭐ PASSIONATE-PATRIOTS
Providing non-medical in-home healthcare in the privacy of a client’s home or Assisted Living Facility. Approved VA provider.
🛡️ VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATION
Harris County Veterans Services Department
Assistance to veterans and their dependents regarding compensation, pension, medical, educational, insurance, and death benefits.
Providing essential supplies and resources to veterans who are economically disadvantaged or experiencing housing insecurity.
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