Since inception, The Greatest Generations Foundation IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization has directly touched more than 11,000 veterans throughout the world, through a multitude of battlefield programs, organized educational programs to national destinations, and other educational activities.

Founded in 2004, The Greatest Generations Foundation is the only agency devoted to helping veterans return back to their battlefields of come to closure on their war experiences and at the same time, educating youth about key war events and their relevance to the overall historical context. The idea for T.G.G.F was born after founder Timothy Davis (an Australian native) made the journey to Normandy to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day in June of 2004. As part of the crowd of 70,000 attendees, Timothy realized that less than 450 World War II Veterans made the journey back to France for this event. It was during this event that both the United States and United Kingdom governments announced that this would be the last major government funded commemoration event in Normandy. Hearing this made Timothy wonder about all the Veterans who would have attended the event had they been given the opportunity. During the week-long event, Timothy met and spoke personally with many of the attending Veterans, and it was unanimous that the word “closure” was a major driving force for the veterans returning to Normandy.  

After the event, Timothy conducted a study through local veterans groups and organizations and determined that living veterans would greatly benefit from the opportunity to find closure through a return trip to a foreign battlefield, In addition, youth would gain an exceptional educational understanding by participating in a complete living perspective of history, one-on-one with a veteran. Here, youth would have the opportunity to experience the historical aspects of war through the eyes of a veteran – first hand and on site at the battlefield.