The WLF Advisory Board serves to help guide the organization towards successfully meeting it's mission of preserving and protecting the reputation of Americans veterans.
Wade Zirkle served as a Marine Corps Infantry Officer from
2000-2005. During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he served as a
platoon commander with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion. In 2004, he returned to Iraq as a Rifle Platoon Commander
with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
(2/1). During his second deployment he fought in the First Battle for
Fallujah and was wounded in action. Zirkle has been decorated twice
for valor and is the recipient of the Purple Heart. Since
leaving the Marine Corps, he has returned to the war zone as an embedded
freelance journalist in Iraq (2006) and Afghanistan (2009). His
written work has been published by the Washington Post, The Wall
Street Journal, The Weekly Standard and other national media
outlets. Zirkle is a cofounder and board member of Vets for
Freedom. He lives in Edinburg, Virginia.
Knox
Nunnally is a former Marine Infantry Captain who served three consecutive
deployments to Iraq with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion out
of Camp Lejeune, N.C. He holds a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple
Heart. Knox is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of
Texas School of Law. He currently lives in Houston, Texas.
Lindsay
Thomas Kough is President of First Western Trust Bank, DTC|Cherry
Hills. Mr. Kough works with a diverse group of ultra high net worth and
high net worth clients to understand their needs and assist them in
determining which planning and other services are the best solutions to
their multi-generational family and business situations.
Mr. Kough brings over 15 years of experience in banking,
securities and financial planning to clients of First Western Trust
Bank. Prior to joining First Western, he worked for JPMorgan as
Regional Wealth Advisor serving clients in two of four regions
(fourteen States from California to New York). Prior to JPMorgan, he
was Vice President of Sagemark Consulting serving clients in national
strategic partnerships with UBS, US Bank, and Morgan Stanley in
Colorado and California.
Mr. Kough is a Commander in the US Navy SEAL Teams, and
recently served our country in Iraq, Africa, and South Korea in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Mr. Kough earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science
from the U.S. Naval Academy where he also competed on Navy’s first
Varsity Water Polo Team to make the NCAA Division I National Water Polo
Tournament. Prior to Annapolis, he also attended both Regis College and
the University of Denver. He was a two-year MVP on the Men’s Varsity
Swimming Team at Regis College.
He currently resides in Centennial with his bride and four
children, and is an active board member of Wings Over the Rockies Air
and Space Museum, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, and the
Colorado Natural Land Trust. He is a lifetime member of the UDT/SEAL
Association and the Naval Institute. Mr. Kough is also a Knight of
Malta in the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of
Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Order of Malta).
Derek Sholl didn’t
start out as a country singer; he signed with the Kansas City Royals
right out of high school, where he was an outfielder. But he eventually traded his bat for a
guitar, scoring a three-year gig opening Jay Leno's Las Vegas show at
the Mirage. Derek's new single “When They Come Back” is currently
climbing iTunes country charts, fueled by recent performances on Fox
News morning show Fox & Friends (video)
and MLB stadiums across the US. Co-written with legendary songwriter
Tim Johnson, “When They Come Back” is a powerful and touching tribute
to American troops returning home from combat. Derek is promoting the
single alongside Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman, whose inspiring memoir Shadow of the Sword tells
the very personal story of US troops' post traumatic stress disorder.
“When They Come Back” is now available via The Orchard for
synchronization licensing, along with his just-released album Derek Sholl.
Mr Sholl was born and raised in Torrence, CA, and currently resides in the Houston, TX area.
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