Happy Veterans Day from all of us at Rick.com! And what a way to kick it off.
On Monday night, Alex Warren, the singer behind the chart-topping "Ordinary," took the stage at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City for the 20th anniversary of Stand Up for Heroes. He and his band played a four-song set at the benefit, which supports wounded, ill and injured veterans, service members and their families.
He was in legendary company. Bruce Springsteen, who has played nearly every Stand Up for Heroes since it began in 2007, returned with a solo acoustic set that included "Hello Sunshine," "Moonlight Motel" and "Dancing in the Dark," with a few famously off-color jokes in between. Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj and Josh Johnson brought the laughs, and The Resilient, a band that includes severely wounded U.S. combat veterans, performed an original song, with frontman Tim Donley singing the National Anthem.
The night belonged to the heroes in the room. Marines who responded to the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul received sustained applause, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark announced a five-year, $28 million pledge to the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
The foundation was started by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff and his family after he was wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2006. Since 2007, Stand Up for Heroes has raised $117 million for veterans, military families and caregivers, and the foundation's Got Your 6 Network of more than 400 partner groups helps with health care, housing, legal help and jobs in all 50 states.
So today, thank a veteran, and maybe turn up a little "Ordinary." To everyone who has served: there's nothing ordinary about you.
Learn more or give at bobwoodrufffoundation.org.
Sources
NorthJersey.com recap, Nov 10, 2026
NJArts.net recap with Springsteen clips, Nov 10, 2026
Bob Woodruff Foundation event page