Brothers in Arms
Brothers In Arms Foundation (BIAF) is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services, and events for wounded veterans. It operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Founded in 2009 by Phillip Noblin to assist four wounded Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command veterans, Brothers in Arms has gone on to assist Marines, Naval veterans, and the families of veterans in need.
Brothers In Arms Foundation was founded in 2009 in Boynton Beach, Florida, by Phillip Noblin. Noblin formed the non-profit in response to the injury of Master Sgt. Eden Pearl in Afghanistan After Pearl became the "most wounded man ever to survive" in the history of the United States Military", Noblin arranged to raise funds for "A Home for Eden", the fundraiser to build a home for Pearl and his family that met his needs. In 2013, working alongside the Gary Sinese Foundation, BIAF built the home for Pearl and his family in San Antonio.
BIAF has held various annual events for charity. The Charity Golf Classic is held annually in Melbourne, Florida, in honor of Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gifford. BIAF also worked with Dog Tag Brewing and Pabst Brewing Company in 2016, creating a line of Legacy Lager bearing Gifford's name, raising funds to further provide assistance to wounded, fallen, ill, and injured veterans and their families. Noblin and the BIAF assisted Robert Cohen, Sean Smith, and Mark deWolf with the annual Cpl. Jonathan G. Cohen Memorial Golf Tournament, raising funds for the Jon Cohen Memorial Fund to provide students with the Jonathan Cohen Memorial Scholarship.[8] The BIAF began a new fundraising gala in 2018, that they titled Blacksite. Held at the Trump International Hotel, the Blacksite event gathers speakers from the Iraq conflict to raise funds, auction pieces, and announce future fundraising projects.