Board Members
Nicholas Aidan, the son of Nick Pinkerton, is the driving force behind this noble effort. At just ten years old, has a passion for video gaming and virtual reality. Nicholas attends Bill Brown Elementary School, and shares his adventures with his twin sister, Nadianna E’lsie-Skye.
Dedicating two days a week to cleaning grave markers, meeting with veterans and veteran organizations, Nicholas is not only the nonprofits founder, but the youthful face of the foundation. He actively engages with the Warriors Remembrance Foundation's social media platforms, responding to inquiries and sharing photos and videos. Nicholas's love for America and its veterans shines through in his dedication, and we are immensely proud of him!
Nicholas Aidan Pinkerton
Paul and his family live in the Buverde, TX area and operate Inochi MMA and IMMA Fitness. Paul is also a Pastor and leads Quest Church TX Hill Country with his wife and son. Pauls’ work in Martial Arts, Ministry, Education and Fitness has allowed him to meet and work with several Military Families over the past 40 years. That along with His own family’s Service experience (having 12 service members serving currently and back to the Civil War, having lost 3 in action from WW1, WW2 and Vietnam, his daughter serving with the USMC and son-in-law serving with the USMC and US Army) has allowed Paul to experience and share the wholeness and healing that comes when the legacy of a family’s sacrifice is honored and remembered.
Paul Haben
Nick Pinkerton, father of our youth visionary Nicholas Aidan, is a retired disabled veteran with 20 years of service in the United States Air Force, as a Security Forces (military police) sergeant. Having spent much of his career deployed overseas, he now cherishes time with his family in retirement, indulging in fishing and quality moments with his son and daughter. Passionate about research and genealogy, Nick founded "The Pinkerton Surname Project" and utilizes his investigative skills honed as a police officer to trace family histories, a valuable asset to our Foundation's work with next-of-kin.
Nick Pinkerton
Derek Sandhoefner
Derek Sandhoefner grew up in Nebraska and enlisted in the Air Force upon graduating high school. He retired after serving 24 years in the intelligence field with assignments in California, Washington, Washington DC, Texas, and deployed to South America, Middle East and South Central Asia. He currently works as a Performance Coach with Check-6 and volunteers with the Smithson Valley High School Band.
Jesse Mendez is a native of San Antonio who earned a commission after graduating from Texas A&M University in College Station. After over 20 years of service in the United States Marine Corps, he retired from Active Duty and returned to Texas and settled in the Hill Country of Comal County. While in military service, he was deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. In addition to his own service to his country, his Son-in-Law, also an Aggie, is an Apache Pilot, serving in the US Army. Since retiring, Jesse taught Math, Science and Computers for six years to students in grades 2-5, 7-9 and 12. Trying to help make a difference as teachers did for him. He is currently working for an Engineering firm.
Jesse Mendez