We’ve dedicated our 62-year marriage to two bold visions: NUSAVE and NEW. Explore NUSAVE at its own site and dive into NEW right now.
**NUSAVE: Honoring Our Protectors**
National Uniform Services And Veterans Endowment (NUSAVE) is our gift to America’s heroes—veterans, military, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, and their families. Born in 1942 amid World War II—Francoise in Normandy, France, Ted in Massachusetts—we’ve lived military life from the start. Our fathers and kin served; Ted enlisted in the USAF, meeting Francoise on a Normandy beach in 1962. Married a year later, we served as civil servants in Washington, D.C., always championing veterans. Now, in Alaska—our home for 25 years—we’ve entrusted NUSAVE to Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance to unleash its potential. Learn more at NUSAVE.ORG.
**NEW: Wild Wealth for America**
National Endowment for Wildlife (NEW) is our other passion, rooted in the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), which we founded in 1983 with our estate’s gift to our nation. Outdoor enthusiasts since childhood, we’ve fought for Alaska’s wilderness—home to America’s vastest wildlife refuges, like the 20-million-acre ANWR. Here in Anchorage, moose, bears, and eagles roam free. Yet ANWR isn’t just a wildlife haven—it’s a treasure trove of natural resources, above and below ground. Billions of barrels of oil and gas lie beneath, ready to fuel America responsibly, as proven 60 miles west at Prudhoe Bay, where wildlife thrives alongside decades of oil production.
President Trump opened ANWR in his first term; Biden stalled it. Now, Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” promise can ignite prosperity. We say YES—drill ANWR and split the revenue three ways: one-third to NEW (housed in NFWF), one-third to Alaska, one-third to the federal government. This powers wildlife preservation *and* energy independence.
**Our Alaska, Our America**
After 40 years advocating for ANWR and founding NFWF—now America’s top wildlife funder—we’re finishing our life’s work. Below, enjoy photos, videos, and NFWF documentation showcasing Alaska’s wild beauty and boundless potential. Join us—support NEW, back NUSAVE, and champion America’s future!
ANWR is America’s largest national wildlife refuge. It produces both oil and money in the form of governmental revenues. It’s commonsensical and elegantly symbiotic for 1/3rd of those revenues to go to a National Endowment for Wildlife N.EW. located in the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation NFWF, America’s largest wildlife conservation entity!
Voilà une autre vidéo de notre rencontre avec un jeune aigle en français. Here is another video of our encounter with a young eagle narrated in French.
HARD TO GET OLD!
Our lives—spanning 83 years—have been defined by two unwavering loves: America’s military and veterans, and its wilderness and wildlife.
Francoise, liberated by American GIs in Normandy at age 2, met her destiny at 20, marrying Ted, an American serviceman, in 1963. Both our fathers served, and Ted followed suit, embedding military service in our souls. For decades, we’ve championed our protectors—putting our money and hearts where our words are. Without them, America vanishes; they are the bedrock of our freedom.
As founders of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), we’ve poured our estate into preserving America’s wild beauty—creating the nation’s largest wildlife conservation fund in 1983. Alaska’s vast refuges, like ANWR, embody our vision: a land where nature reigns supreme. Yet, make no mistake—while our wilderness dazzles as America’s crowning jewel, it’s our military and veterans who risk everything to secure our freedom. They must come first.
No military? No America. And without freedom, beauty fades. Join us in honoring both—our guardians and our wild heartland.
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