Green Card Veteran council members, veteran or not, have been united by a common mission: empowering the veteran community. Our council’s veterans represent the various branches or our fighting force, eras from Vietnam to our current conflicts and a myriad of post-military careers (including Veteran Service Officers) and levels of educational attainment. This diversity has shown to be an essential asset in educating our non-veteran community, stakeholders, policy makers, academics and more on military culture, processes and customs; and translating military jargon we often forget was not ingrained into the general public! The diverse set of knowledge, skills and abilities our council members bring serve to redefine how veteran deportation is conceptualized and discussed. Our equally important non-veteran members and allies have demonstrated the true meaning of “support the troops” through their involvement and insight. Together, our team of young professionals from an array of disciplines and belief systems, allow for critical evaluation and analysis of veteran deportation and contributing factors, generally, and in individual cases that have come to our attention.