7 Great Gifts for Veterans

Birthdays and anniversaries and Christmas and Valentine’s Day and the gift-giving never seems to end. Trying to find something new and exciting for your loved ones can be difficult, especially when you’ve been buying them gifts for years.

For the veterans in our lives, trying to find the right gift can be intimidating. With the sacrifices they’ve made for our country, what can you get to express how much you appreciate them? 

Whether this is your 1st holiday together or your 500th, here’s a list 7 great gifts for veterans.

• Flags of Valor

Flags of Valor is a company that creates stained wood flags. These works of art are all handmade and they’re each unique. The best part is that they’re completely owned and operated by veterans.

When you buy a flag from Flags of Valor, you buy a beautiful piece that your loved one can display, but you also support veterans all over the country. So far, Flags of Valor has raised over $800,000 for veteran and first responder charities.

There are a few different designs and sizes that you can choose from. There are some appropriately sized for desks and offices, but there are also larger sizes to choose from to display on walls or outdoors. 

There are also different stains and colors to choose from, as well as flags to support specific groups, like a flag with a thin blue line to show support for police officers.

• Twinkle in Time

Twinkle in Time is a great product to memorialize a specific date that is important to your veteran. You can choose any date and location, and Twinkle in Time will generate a star map. It shows what the starry sky looked like on that night. 

These maps are sold as 18” x 24” prints. There are a handful of design options so you can choose the one that’s best for your loved one.

If you’re buying for your spouse, you can choose the day you were married. If the person you’re buying for is a parent, you can choose the day their child was born. It is completely up to you.

• GORUCK

GORUCK creates rucksacks, apparel, and footwear built to handle the toughest training or adventures. While many use this equipment specifically for rucking, at their core, they’re high-quality products that you can use for any purpose.

This business was founded by a Green Beret. By supporting this business, you support a veteran who became a CEO after his service.

Gifts from GORUCK are great for the veterans in your lives who are very active and fit. These items can take their training to the next level or can just be their favorite product to take with them hiking and camping. GORUCK is quality that you can trust.

• Protein Coffee

Protein coffee is the ultimate in energy-boosting drinks. It has caffeine to give you a boost and protein to keep you energized for hours. This can be used as a meal replacement or as a healthy snack.

Complete Nutrition is my favorite brand when it comes to protein coffee. Some protein supplement brands have coffee-flavored drinks, but Complete Nutrition uses real, Maine roasted coffee beans. The flavor is so much better because of it. Complete Nutrition also has a few flavors to choose from if you’re looking for something sweet. I personally would recommend the caramel. 

Protein coffee is a great gift for the veterans in your life that are always on the go. It will ensure that they get all the vitamins and nutrients that they need to get them through the day without a crash.

• Smart Pedometer

A smart pedometer can help your veteran monitor their health and physical well-being. There are a lot of smart pedometers out there right now, so it may take some research to find the best pedometer for you. 

Omron HeartGuide is a good place to start your search. This pedometer doesn’t just track your steps, it’s also a blood pressure monitor and a sleep pattern monitor.

When you splurge to buy something like a smart pedometer for your loved one, you want to know that you are getting the best product for your money. Omron HeartGuide has a lot of extra features and it is more precise and accurate than the majority of its competitors.

Help your veteran stay healthy and active with a smart pedometer from Omron.

• Combat Flip Flops

Combat Flip Flops sells all kinds of shoes, not just flip flops, and uses a portion of the profits to support charities at home and all over the world. The mission of Combat Flip Flops was to support innocent people living in areas affected by conflict.

One of the main charities that they support is called Aid Afghanistan for Education. They support women and girls who want to pursue an education but are not able to get it elsewhere.

Another charity supports Special Operations veterans after they return. They provide resources for these veterans to ensure that they perform just as well in their lives at home as they do in uniform.

Supporting Combat Flip Flops can help support veterans and those affected by combat all over the world.

• Water Bottle

A water bottle from Kool8 is one of those gifts that’s great for everyone (and great for the planet too). Kool8 creates sleek water bottles with a modern design that can keep your beverages hot or cold for hours.

Kool8 has been recognized as the best water bottle of 2019. If that rating isn’t enough to impress you, you can do your own research and read some of the great reviews.

Kool8 stands apart from its competition because of its sturdy design, built-in tea diffuser, and great color selection. This water bottle is strong enough to handle whatever you throw at it. Whether your veteran is still very active and adventurous or they’ve settled in to a 9-5 desk job, this water bottle will become their new best friend.

There are a lot of different gift options in this list. You can pick something that will reflect their history and support their community or pick something to support who they have become today. No matter what, remember the golden rule: it’s the thought that counts.