Who We Are
Our Story
Vegas Veteran Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by U.S. Navy veteran Brenton Mann and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ronnie Long. We exist to support the well-being, identity, and reintegration of veterans through honest storytelling and community connection.
What began as a podcast has evolved into a mission-driven organization: highlighting veterans who turn pain into purpose and showing that there is life, powerful, messy, and deeply human, beyond military service.
What We Do
We don’t just talk, we show up. Through our Stories Over Stigma campaign, Vegas Veteran Voices creates hands-on storytelling experiences that go beyond the studio. Brenton and Ronnie step into real moments with veterans joining the work that rebuilds identity and purpose.
Beyond the podcast, our nonprofit develops educational media, community events, workshops, and documentary projects that deepen public understanding of life after service. Every story we capture shows how recovery, reinvention, and reconnection take shape.
Why It Matters
Too many veterans feel invisible once the uniform comes off. The structure disappears, the mission fades, and the world keeps moving while you’re still trying to understand who you are without the rank, the unit, or the job title. The silence that follows, the one nobody warns you about, can be overwhelming.
Vegas Veteran Voices exists as a response to that silence. Our 501(c)(3) nonprofit uses storytelling, education, and community connection to help rebuild identity after service, one real conversation at a time.