{{For|the Five Finger Death Punch album|Got Your Six}} {{independent sources|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox organization | name = Got Your 6 | image = Gy6-logo.png | caption = | purpose = Veterans Affairs | tax_id = | registration_id = | founded = {{Start date and age|2012}} | founder = Chris Marvin | dissolved = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location = | coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | origins = | key_people = | region_served = United States | parent_organization = Bob Woodruff Foundation | method = | revenue = | disbursements = | expenses = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | former_name = | website = {{URL|https://gotyour6.bobwoodrufffoundation.org/}} | footnotes = }} '''''Got Your 6''''' is a national network of veteran service providers, managed by the Bob Woodruff Foundation.<ref name="bobwoodrufffoundation.org">{{Cite web |title=Got Your 6 Network |url=https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/got-your-6-network/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Bob Woodruff Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, the Bob Woodruff Foundation acquired veteran nonprofit Got Your 6<ref name="variety.com">{{Cite web |last=Clopton |first=Ellis |date=2018-07-12 |title=Bob Woodruff Foundation Acquires Veterans Org Got Your 6 |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/bob-woodruff-foundation-acquires-got-your-6-1202870707/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and relaunched the brand in 2020<ref name="globenewswire.com">{{Cite press release |last=Foundation |first=Bob Woodruff |date=2020-11-12 |title=Post-Veterans Day, Bob Woodruff Foundation Reminds Veterans and Their Families – "We've Got Your 6, Every Day." |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/11/12/2125923/33803/en/Post-Veterans-Day-Bob-Woodruff-Foundation-Reminds-Veterans-and-Their-Families-We-ve-Got-Your-6-Every-Day.html |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en}}</ref> as the organization's “enduring commitment to the veteran community.” The Got Your 6 Network includes community-based collaborative initiatives encompassing thousands of veteran-serving organizations, as well as individual partner organizations and programs. Through Got Your 6, the Bob Woodruff Foundation provides funding as well as no-cost learning and networking opportunities to help partners “achieve the maximum positive impact on their local veteran and military community.”<ref name="bobwoodrufffoundation.org"/> Got Your 6 also produces public awareness campaigns to show support for the military and veteran community and educate the public on ways to support veterans.
==History== Originally founded in 2012 by US Army veteran, Chris Marvin, Got Your 6 was a nonprofit organization working to ensure veterans were portrayed more accurately in film and television. In May 2012, it was announced that a collection of entertainment industry and media companies were joining with twenty-four nonprofit organizations for a campaign to create awareness of veterans' issues such as employment, health, housing, and education.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web |last1=Flint |first1=Joe |title=Hollywood takes up veteran causes with 'Got Your Six' effort |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/05/hollywood-takes-up-veteran-causes-with-got-your-6-effort.html |website=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> Some of these issues also formed the six "pillars" of the organization which included jobs, education, housing, health, family, and leadership. Focusing on each of these "pillars", the organization set out various goals and targets related to them such as 500,000 jobs for veterans, housing 10,000 chronically homeless veterans, and the completion of 1.5 million volunteer service hours by veterans. All of the commitments were expected to be formalized by Clinton Global Initiative.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marvin |first1=Chris |title='Got Your 6': Major Celebrities, Nonprofits, Unions Unite To Tackle Critical Veterans Issues |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-marvin/got-your-six_b_1505765.html |website=The Huffington Post |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=May 10, 2012}}</ref> Participating entertainment companies consisted of A+E Networks, American Broadcasting Company, Bad Robot Productions, Creative Artists Agency, CBS Corporation, Directors Guild of America, Entertainment Industries Council, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Fox Audience Strategy, foursquare, Funny or Die, HBO, International Creative Management, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Shine America, Showtime Networks, Sony Pictures Entertainment, United Talent Agency, Viacom Media Networks, Warner Bros., William Morris Endeavor, and Writers Guild of America, West. The organization was expected to use their partner organizations' resources such as ilm, television, gaming, print, radio, outdoor media and social media platforms to further their message. A public service announcement publicizing the organization was released alongside the announcement which included appearances from Alec Baldwin, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, Milla Jovovich, Bradley Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracy Morgan, Brian Williams, Pharrell Williams, and Wendy Williams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubino |first1=Lindsay |title=Entertainment Industry Joins Forces With Nonprofits for 'Got Your 6' Campaign |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/entertainment-industry-joins-forces-nonprofits-got-your-6-campaign-126990 |website=Broadcasting & Cable |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en-us |date=May 10, 2012}}</ref>
A year later, the organization partnered with Macy's for a new "American Icons" campaign where the retailer offered a "Got Your 6" logo pin and a special savings pass for $6 at their stores nationwide. Additionally, the also released a new PSA featuring singer Gavin DeGraw.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schillaci |first1=Sophie |title=Gavin DeGraw Supports the Vets in New 'Got Your 6' PSA (Exclusive Video) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gavin-degraw-supports-vets-new-520282 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en |date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> By 2017, Macy's reported that they had raised more than $8.3 million for the organization.<ref>{{cite web |title=Macy's Got Your 6 Charity Event Drives Funds for Military Veterans |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170627005437/en/Macy%E2%80%99s-6-Charity-Event-Drives-Funds-Military |website=Business Wire |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en |date=June 27, 2017}}</ref> That Veterans Day, the organization recruited country music singers who attended that year's Country Music Association Awards to take part in another PSA for the non-profit. Artists included Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Kenny Rogers, and Cassadee Pope.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gocobachi |first1=Pamela |title=Taylor Swift, more country stars support Got Your 6 on Veterans Day |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/11/11/taylor-swift-more-country-stars-support-got-your-6-on-veterans-day-video/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en |date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>
In January 2014, it was announced that the organization was receiving funds from the Lone Survivor Fund, created by ''Lone Survivor'' director Peter Berg, along with two other veterans organizations. The fund raised over $100,000 during the opening weekend of that film largely through private screenings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title='Lone Survivor' Helping Fundraise for Veterans Charities |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lone-survivor-helping-fundraise-veterans-670091 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en |date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Later that October, it was reported that MTV had partnered with the organization on a new documentary titled ''MTV's Got Your 6'' that follows four military veterans as they return from Afghanistan and attempt to return to their communities and past lives. The documentary was produced by Karga Seven Pictures and executive producers included Dave Sirulnick, Jonathan Mussman, Sarah Wetherbee, Kelly Mcpherson, Emre Sahin and Kim Kanter. The film premiered on MTV on November 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Philiana |title=MTV Orders Documentary About Young War Veterans (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-orders-documentary-young-war-742963 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |language=en |date=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
Beginning in 2017, the organization began to release a list of films, television programs, and theatrical productions that they say portray veterans in a more accurate light. The list of productions from 2016 included ''One Day at a Time'', ''Patriots Day'', ''Six'', ''The War Horse News'', and ''Blueprint Specials''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Falzone |first1=Diana |title=Veterans group Got Your 6 releases annual list of '6 Certified' entertainment |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/veterans-group-got-your-6-releases-annual-list-of-6-certified-entertainment |website=Fox News |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The list of productions from 2017 included ''The Gifted'', ''Disjointed'', ''Last Flag Flying'', ''The Long Road Home'', and ''Returning the Favor''.<ref name="Fellowship">{{cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=Veterans Org Got Your 6 Launches Industry Fellowship Program, Hails 5 TV Shows |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/got-your-6-veterans-the-gifted-disjointed-1202607620/ |website=Variety |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, it was also announced that the organization had partnered with Veterans in Media and Entertainment on a new fellowship program, the Veterans Fellowship Program, designed to help military veterans build careers in the entertainment industry. The initiative was expected to be funded by Got Your 6 and Macy's. The fellowship includes the pairing of veterans with mentors, monthly educational and training sessions, and networking events. Media companies taking part in the fellowship included 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal, CBS, HBO, Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, A+E Networks, Live Nation Entertainment, United Talent Agency, 44 Blue, The Ebersol Lanigan Company, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol Shine North America, and Valhalla Entertainment.<ref name="Fellowship"/>
In July 2018, it was announced that the organization had been acquired by the Bob Woodruff Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clopton |first1=Ellis |title=Bob Woodruff Foundation Acquires Veterans Org Got Your 6 |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/bob-woodruff-foundation-acquires-got-your-6-1202870707/ |website=Variety |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> Later that November, Got Your 6 reported on the success of the Veterans Fellowship Program in its first year citing the placement of 35 veterans with various media partners and the addition of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, TNT, TBS, and A Really Good Home Pictures as new collaborators.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=Veterans Fellowship Program Adds HFPA as Partner, Touts First Year Success Stories |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/veterans-fellowship-program-got-your-6-1203024345/ |website=Variety |accessdate=November 24, 2018 |date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>
==Acquisition and Relaunch== In 2018, the Bob Woodruff Foundation acquired Got Your 6.<ref name="variety.com"/> Since reconceiving the brand as a Bob Woodruff Foundation initiative in 2020,<ref name="globenewswire.com"/> Got Your 6 has launched public awareness and education campaigns encouraging people to show veterans they've “got their six”: a 9/11 tribute<ref>GOT YOUR 6 [9/11 Tribute] Full Show. Bob Woodruff Foundation YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmeSmU7aHGo</ref> featuring Staff Sergeant Michael Kacer, Lance Corporal Sarah Rudder, Matthew Broderick, Caroline Hirsch, Craig Newmark, Howard Lutnick, Lena Dunham, Jenna Bush Hager, Iliza Shlesinger, Fran Drescher, Lady A, Debra Messing, Colin Quinn, Bob Woodruff, and Lee Woodruff;<ref>{{cite video|title=GOT YOUR 6 9/11 Tribute Playlist|website=Bob Woodruff Foundation YouTube Channel|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2uoPFpJWJ29aqrKg4rO2aRzwUmHIGVlv}}</ref> radio and social media spots voiced by Bob Woodruff and Rita Moreno;<ref>https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=177735134563328&_rdr {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> messages on the Times Square jumbotron; and publications including LA Times Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-11 |title=Bob Woodruff Foundation |url=https://www.latimes.com/giving2021/story/2021-12-10/bob-woodruff-foundation |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Got Your 6 debuted “Leaders Eat Last,” an original panel series focused on food insecurity, supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies.<ref>“Leaders Eat Last.” Bob Woodruff Foundation YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKrFhEKI9xM</ref>
Got Your 6 is supported by sponsorships. As of December 2021, corporate partners included Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Dave & Busters, Pendleton Whiskey,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pendleton Whisky will release a Military Appreciation bottle for Armed Forces Day |url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pendleton-whisky-will-release-a-military-appreciation-bottle-for-armed-forces-day/article_909588d2-b44b-11eb-970f-4b3acc63090b.html |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=NBC Right Now |date=13 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Pep Boys, Veterans on Wall Street, the National Football League, Alliance Data, H.C.S. Foundation, Citi, HSBC, the State of Qatar's Qatar Harvey Fund, TriWest, UBS, Wells Fargo, Ann G. And James B. Ritchey Foundation, Toyota, Vehicles for Veterans, Philip Morris International, the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, PayPal, RBC Capital Markets, Balyasny Asset Management, Bank of America, The Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation, Valley Guard Supply, Bank of the West, BNP Paribas, BioCatch, BlackRock, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bridgewater, Citadel, Academy Securities, AmeriVet Securities, Ares, CME Group, Cushman & Wakefield, Drexel Hamilton, DTCC, Macquarie, MetLife, Quinn Emanuel, Santander, Senator, Skadden, and Tudor Investment Corporation.<ref>“Got Your 6 Network: Sponsor Spotlight.” Bob Woodruff Foundation. https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/got-your-6-network/</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://gotyour6.bobwoodrufffoundation.org/}}
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