Television. Radio. Interviews. National coverage. Local reporting. This is the public record of Jesse Johnson-Brower's story, service and work. From September 11 to veteran advocacy to a historic 487-mile memorial walk, these are the stories others have told about him.
Jesse's media coverage spans different chapters of the same story: service, survival, veteran advocacy, leadership and one historic walk connecting the places that define September 11.
Jesse served with the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. His company was the first military unit deployed to the Pentagon after Flight 77 struck. That morning became the dividing line between the life before and everything that followed.
FOX 17 documented the chapters most people never see: PTSD, addiction, homelessness, family, recovery, and the decision to turn those experiences into help for thousands of other veterans.
On the 20th anniversary of September 11,
Jesse walked from
Ground Zero
to the
Flight 93 National Memorial
and finished at the
Pentagon.
The journey covered
487 miles,
six states
and 26 days
— roughly 20 miles every day.
Ground Zero → Flight 93 National Memorial → Pentagon. The three national memorial locations are geographically plotted. The underlying map remains stationary while the gold route and walker animate across the journey.
Television reports, radio interviews, local reporting, national coverage and long-form features documenting Jesse's work and story.
Television coverage documenting Jesse's Pentagon service and the beginning of his historic memorial journey.
National NASCAR coverage of Jesse's walk and Jeffrey Earnhardt's special 9/11 tribute car.
A personal television profile about military service, PTSD, recovery, and helping other veterans.
Official coverage of Jesse's military history, veteran mission, and multi-agency departure escort.
Long-form radio interview about September 11, veterans, first responders, LifeGR, and the memorial journey.
Coverage of a West Michigan benefit supporting veterans, first responders, and their families.
Local reporting from New Jersey as first responders joined the memorial mission.
Coverage of Jesse, LifeGR, the memorial walk, and the NASCAR 9/11 tribute.
For interviews, television, podcasts, speaking, September 11 coverage, veteran advocacy, HeroDeals, or other media requests, contact Jesse directly.
