09/22/2026
Years ago I stood up an ag program through Country Learning Center so kids could get real time on a farm — dirt under the nails, not a worksheet about dirt.
That work didn’t stay small. It grew into what Scars of Valor Foundation does every day: help veterans heal through agriculture, and keep the gate open so kids still get access to farms and the land.
Same ground. Two missions that belong together — veterans with invisible scars, and the next generation learning where food and grit come from.
Proud of where CLC Ag started. Proud of what SoV carries forward.
— Brad Ingram, Army Captain (Ret.) · Scars of Valor Foundation · Tuscola, IL