No One Left Behind
No One Left Behind (NOLB) is a veteran-adjacent nonprofit focused on ensuring America keeps its promise to its SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) allies.
[2] The nonprofit evacuates Afghan and Iraqi SIV applicants to safety, supports their resettlement in the United States as new Americans, and advocates on their behalf before Congress and the White House.
Advocates for law and policy to establish permanent mechanisms for the safe resettlement of those who risked their lives for Americans in past and future conflicts, including Syrian and Yemeni combat interpreters who are currently excluded from the SIV programs.
The organization has partnered with State Department-funded Volunteer Agencies and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) to provide support to the SIV community.
It conducts three major programs in support of Afghan and Iraqi interpreters for the U.S. government, Special Immigrant Visa recipients and their families.
Second, No One Left Behind provides direct aid to Special Immigrant Visa recipients and their families to fund basic needs like rent, groceries, furniture, and automobiles.
[5] Former Vice President Mike Pence said the following when he was a Congressman in 2007: "Protecting and assisting those who have helped the United States and coalition forces is a moral obligation of the American people...
On February 11, 2020, Dr. Colin Jackson provided the following testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee:I think if we look to past involvements, one of the greatest stains on American honor at the end of the Vietnam War was our inability or unwillingness to take care of the people who had worked for us...
[14] John Oliver covered the SIV program in a 2014 opening monologue in which he concluded that it was “easier to get off heroin (10 steps) than to get a Special Immigrant Visa (14 steps).”[15] ESPN SC Featured an NFL player and the bond he formed on the battlefield Before he became a Pittsburgh Steeler, Alejandro Villanueva was an Army Ranger who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan and forged a lasting friendship with his Afghan interpreter.
The partnership included a public service announcement crafted by the crew and talent of the film in collaboration with No One Left Behind and other advocacy organizations.
[19] [1] The organization was founded in 2013, with its offices in Arlington, Virginia, and other co-founders including U.S Army Captain Jason S. Gorey and Brian Steblay.
As of October 2024, No One Left Behind is led by its Board of Directors, including Chairman Philip Caruso, Vice Chairman Mariah Smith, Treasurer Blake Lindgren, Annie Yu Kleiman, Loren Voss, Parker Normann, Doug Livermore, Greg Fairbank, Howard Manuel, JD Dolan, Matt Waters, Hal Thomas, and France Hoang.
