Operation Warrior Shield

Healing Their Hidden Wounds of War

Our Mission

Operation Warrior Shield, Inc. provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, first responders and their families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, employment, prevention of homelessness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources. The emphasis is to help heal their hidden wounds through:

Helping veterans find jobs
Eliminating veteran homelessness
Teaching Transcendental Meditation
Holistic Wellness Services at Tournesol Wellness

Who Are We?

Operation Warrior Shield is led by CMSgt(ret) Edward Schloeman, John Walsh, Maria Karamalis, and Lt Col. (ret) Patrick Kernan, and Special Advisor Anne Akers.

Over the last 8 years, Ed Schloeman and the late Jerry Yellin traveled the country speaking on behalf of the non-religious modality of Transcendental Meditation –TM. In turn, they became partners with many veteran service organizations –Wounded Warrior Project, USO, US Army, USMC, NYC Department of Veterans Services and others.

Today, we have partnered with the David Lynch Foundation and Tournesol Wellness of NYC to bring proven treatments to help “heal the hidden wounds” and to build resilience to the stresses of life.

Donate / Sponsorship

Every little bit helps. Click the donate button to donate immediately or visit the donate page for more information and sponsorship packages.

I love working with Ed Schloeman!! Ed is working hard to help our veterans in any way he can – especially helping them by getting those veterans suffering from PTSD the technique of transcendental meditation which lifts away their stress and gives them their life back again. I support Ed in his efforts to help all our veterans!!!

David Lynch

For nearly a decade, I have worked with Ed in his efforts to heal the “hidden wounds” of our veterans. Ed has worked tirelessly to bring the gift of Transcendental Meditation, an approach shown to provide relief to those with post-traumatic stress, to numerous Veterans Service Organizations. As a career military officer/surgeon, I thank him for his commitment to supporting our veterans and combating the epidemic of veteran suicides.

Colonel (ret) Dr. Brian Rees, US Army Medical Corps