Veterans Helping Veterans
Our Mission
Outlets for veterans to work through PTSD — on the water, around the table, and in community.
Why We Exist
Charlie Mike (Continue The Mission)
Nautical Salute Corporation provides outlets for veterans to work on their PTSD: keeping the boats running for fishing outings on the water, food gatherings, feeding homeless veterans, and supplying books and shirts to veterans.
The boat, the gatherings, and the community are the therapeutic outlets. No pressure, no clinical setting — just veterans together, doing what heals.
“We are at home on the water. We fish. We talk. We connect. And sometimes, we heal.”
The Four Pillars
- Boat Outings — keeping the boats running for veteran fishing outings.
- Kombat Kitchen — food gatherings and feeding homeless veterans.
- Books & Shirts — supplying veterans with books and shirts.
- The FOB — a half-acre parcel for a veteran resource center.
Leadership
Meet the Founder
Shawn Hibbard
Founder and Executive Director, Nautical Salute Corporation.
Shawn is a combat Army veteran (Afghanistan) and the author of books for veterans, including Charlie Mike: Pushing Forward Through the Demons — a guide for veterans on stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma, with a free audiobook.
He started Nautical Salute to give fellow veterans the outlets he wishes every veteran had: the water, a good meal, honest conversation, and community.
Contact Shawn directly:
615-485-9777 (cell)
shawn@nauticalsalute.org
Leesburg, FL
Fuel the Mission
Every gift goes to work: boats on the water, food on the table, books in veterans' hands.