The 2025 Boston Marathon® marks the 6th year that Team HFOT has taken on the historic course through the city’s streets, uniting supporters, Veterans, and their families in a shared mission.
Homes For Our Troops is proud to have been selected as a member of the 2025 Bank of America Boston Marathon® Official Charity Program. Since its founding in 2004, Homes For Our Troops has built over 405 homes nationwide, and Team HFOT has raised nearly $5 Million to continue supporting severely injured Veterans and their families.
“Seeing our Veterans and their families not only thrive in their new homes but also take on challenges like the Boston Marathon is truly inspiring,” says HFOT President/CEO Brigadier General (USA, Ret) Tom Landwermeyer. “Their participation in Team HFOT shows the strength of our community and the far-reaching impact of our mission.”
Each Veteran home recipient on Team HFOT has a powerful story of service, sacrifice, and strength—and now, they’re using their resilience and determination to give back to the very organization that helped them regain their independence.
“Qualifying and participating in the Boston marathon has always been a dream of mine. That dream wouldn’t have been possible without the support HFOT has given me. To be able to represent HFOT during the world’s oldest marathon is such an incredible honor for me,” says Army Staff Sergeant Nicholas McCoy, a 2011 HFOT home recipient.
Homes For Our Troops home recipient Army Captain Bobby Withers is also running for Team HFOT, and this year’s marathon will mark his 70th race. “As the most prestigious marathon in the world, Boston represents the ultimate challenge and the perfect stage to showcase the life-changing impact of Homes For Our Troops. I’m running for Team HFOT because they’ve empowered me to make my family, friends, and community proud again, restoring the sense of purpose that was taken from me. In every meaningful way, HFOT has given back what our enemies sought to take—and so much more!”
Team HFOT is also comprised of home recipient family members, who are committed to advancing HFOT’s mission of Building Homes, Rebuilding Lives.
“My husband is a Home For Our Troops home recipient. I am honored to have this opportunity to run and share how this organization has truly changed our lives and to be able to give back to other Veterans and their families,” says Rachel Monreal, Team HFOT runner and wife of HFOT home recipient Army SFC Gabriel Monreal. “I run to be an example for my children on the benefits of physical and mental health. Having the 2025 Boston Marathon® as a platform to be able to spotlight Home For Our Troops and all that they have done for the military community is a dream come true.”
There’s still time to support our team’s fundraising efforts here: https://www.givengain.com/cc/hfotboston2025/