The Unquiet Professional

SSG Michael H. Simpson was known affectionately as “the Unquiet Professional” by his company and team for proudly announcing himself as a Green Beret when most Green Berets work mostly in secret and unrecognized. While deployed with C Company, 4th BN, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Simpson sustained injuries on 26 April 2013 from an IED attack and succumbed to those injuries on 1 May 2013. Originally born out of sorrow and gratitude our mission was to give back to the military community that was so generous to the Simpson family in the immediate wake of SSG Simpson’s passing.

In the beginning, simply stated, we wanted to help those who helped the Simpson family. We immediately began fundraising for military and military related organizations such as The Green Beret Foundation, Special Ops Warrior Foundation, USO and wear blue:run to remember. We continue to support these exceptional organizations; however, as we became acquainted with the military related nonprofit community we recognized there were gaps in the landscape. One need in particular, awareness, support and empowering of Gold Star Families, quickly became near and dear to our organization’s heart.

As a result, TUP began focusing on awareness and support of Gold Star families. We have since launched several programs and continue to work on initiatives to support our Nation’s Gold Star Families and Veterans.