The Team

Defenders Retreat at Silver Point Tennessee

Mike Pierce

Owner and Founder

Michael comes from a Family of both Veterans and First Responders. Michael himself is a 20-year retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer, while his brother spent 26 years In the US Army and is a retired Warrant Officer, who is still serving the community as a Federal Agent. In addition, their father served for 8 years in the Marine Corp. Michael, his brother and father are all Disabled Veterans. Michael also has a son that is a Marine Corp Veteran and is currently a DOD Firefighter and a Sister that is a Nurse Practitioner. Michael is committed to giving back to his fellow brothers in arms and first responders.

Charles Wyatt

Retired Veteran

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Butch is a retired (26 year) Navy veteran with a (90%) disability. He did four deployments to the Middle East/Far East, along with one European deployment and one North pacific deployment. He is married with 3 daughters and one son. He's from southern Indiana and currently has a business there along with his three brothers. After spending 26 years in the Navy, he worked as an Aircraft Power plant mechanic and as a project production engineer on the Blackhawk and Apache helicopters training systems for E-Systems. He has also worked as a project estimator/Manger and qualifying agent for a commercial construction company.

Rick Broyles

Film and Video Director

Born in Stuttgart, Germany and have been a Army "brat" my whole life. My dad retired after 25yrs of service a full Colonel.
Started R&R Productions, a film & video Company, over 30 years ago. Filming many concerts and interviews for various Music Hall of Fames and documentaries.
Managed the Ghost Riders Band, former members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, Outlaws, Pure Prairie League, Blackfoot, and the Allman Brothers. Operations Manager for Coastal International covering Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Broyles family roots are early pioneers of Tennessee.

Bob Parliment

Grounds Manager

Judy Parliment

Secretary

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Defenders Retreat

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Supporting All Our Veterans and First Responders through our 501c3. “Heroes on a Mission Foundation”.

Our Flag Does Not Fly Because the Wind Moves It, It Flies With the Last Breath of Each Soldier Who Died Protecting It