Every Veteran Counts
Continuing to Serve
Koah Ventures Mission:
Continuing to serve our country by expanding and improving Veteran access to healthcare facilities by virtue of Commercial Real Estate Development and General Contractor services, across our great country.
Strengthening and improving the lives of our Veterans.
“Koah Ventures’ mission is a soul embodiment of my life purpose to serve and care for our Veterans. This purpose is instilled and proudly followed by all Koah Ventures’ staff members. Giving back to my Comrades, those that have served so others can be free. Koah Ventures success is due to the strong relationships we have built with our partners and the team innovators that work here. We feel our Veterans were here for us then, so we are dedicated to being here for them now.” – Lt. Col. Larry DeBuhr, USAF, Ret. – Founder & CEO at Koah Ventures
America’s Veterans are our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. Every Veteran counts and every Veteran deserves a high quality health care facility and services.
Expanding Veterans Affairs Health Care Facilities
The Federal Government plans to expand and modernize Veteran Affairs Clinics, leading to growth and better care for Veterans!
Koah Ventures is taking the lead in assisting our Federal Government to eliminate Veteran Suicide by aid of expanding and enhancing our Veterans access to medical and mental health clinics across our country.
The rate of suicide among active military increased 41 percent from 2015 to 2020.
According to a study conducted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs in 2022, 17 U.S. veterans commit suicide EVERYDAY. We want to change that.
Koah Ventures triumphs of expanding Veteran Affairs Health Care Facilities WILL change the course of history.
"Heroism doesn't always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history."
Our Team's Service to America - Our Warriors
40 years of service to our country and still serving.
A few milestones during Larry’s military service:
- Larry was selected to Command Airforce task force members in Honduras, Central America, to supply humanitarian care to multiple remote villages providing medical, dental, and minor surgery procedures for villagers. Over 300 patients were served.
- In June of 2011 cities along the Missouri River were devastated by flood waters due to the extreme snow falls. Larry was tasked to help coordinate 60 members of the 114th fighter group to coordinate sandbagging operations, levee construction operations, transferring to patrolling the fortress they helped construct over a 3.8-mile stretch of levee observing for cracks or breeches.
- The South Dakota State partnership program partnered with the South America Country of Suriname. Stationed in the country’s capital, Paramaribo. Larry had been tasked to provide aid and support to this country. Larry was selected to instruct Combat Life Saving technics to 27 combat medics enlisted with the Suriname army. This project helped build on the relationship between the U.S. and Suriname militaries, which is what the State Partnership Program is all about.
- Larry was appointed Commander of the Innovative Readiness Training
for Arctic Care 2014 in Kodiak, Alaska. Larry was responsible for seven
remote village treatment sites prepared in advance for the main body
and was critical in the successful delivery of triage, medical, dental,
physical therapy, optical, and veterinary services to over 2,000 patients,
400 animal, 6,400 procedures. Larry was also tasked to be lead on the
Development and Building Committee for assisting the design and
construction of two separate multi-million-dollar Medical Clinic
renovation projects; in total approximately 13,500 sqft of renovations.
Both projects improved the quality of care and the access to care that
our Veterans truly deserve.
Larry’s Ribbons:
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air and Space Commendation Medal
- Army Achievement Ribbon 2 devices
- Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
- National Defense ribbon
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Basic Military Training Honor Graduate
- Army Service Ribbon
- South Dakota Dessert Storm Ribbon
- Iowa Meritorious Service Medal
- Louisiana Emergency Operations Medal
- South Dakota Emergency Operations Medal
Staff Sergeant Travis DeBuhr, SDARNG - Principal at Koah Ventures
17 years of service to our country and still serving.
A few milestones during Travis’s military service:
- In 2007, Travis spent 2 weeks in Nicaragua building schools in the extremely rural countryside for underprivileged children.
- In 2007, Travis assisted in the fighting of the Alabaugh wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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In 2009-2010, Travis was deployed to Afghanistan. He was stationed at FOB Sharana in the Paktika Province.
“Our mission was route clearance as RCP 10, clearing IED’s to facilitate the movement of coalition forces in our AO. On lucky Friday the 13th, November 2009 I was driving a RG31 gun truck with a mine roller attached. As we were crossing a washout in the road my vehicle struck a pressure plate IED which detonated right under my driver’s position. Our team performed countless missions and IED finds. Later I returned home in September 2010. This was an amazing experience and I’m proud to serve my country” – Staff Sergeant Travis DeBuhr, SDARNG – Principal at Koah Ventures
Travis’s Ribbons:
Federal:
- 1 – Purple heart -1
- 2 – ARCOM, Army Commendation Medal
- 1 – AGCM, Army Good Conduct Medal
- 4 – ARCAM, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
- 1 – NDSM, National Defense Service Medal
- 1 -AFRM, Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- 1 – NATOMDL, NATO Medal Ribbon
- 1 – VUA, Valorous Unit award
- 3 – NOPDR, NCO Professional Development Ribbon
- 1 -ASR, Army Service Ribbon
- 1 – OSR, Overseas Service Ribbon
- 2 -ARCOT, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
- 1 – DRV/MECH, Driver and Mechanic Badge
- 1 – AFRMM, Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- 1 – GWTSM, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- 1 – CAB, Combat Action Badge
- 1 – ACM-CS, Afghanistan Campaign Medal
State:
- 3 – SDDSAWDR, South Dakota Distinguished Service Award Ribbon
- 1 – SDNGEORB, South Dakota National Guard Emergency Operations Ribbon
- 3 – SDNGSVCM, South Dakota Service Medal
- 1 – SDUCTAWD
- 6 – SDDIUAWD
- In 2011, Travis was Dakota Dunes for flood duty on the Missouri river. Filled sandbags and patrolled the dikes looking for breaches.
- In 2021, Travis deployed to the Southern border in Texas to assist the border patrol with the migrant crisis.
- In 2022, Travis helped with the cleanup after the Derecho blew through the local South Dakota communities, plus multiple tornado clean ups for the local communities throughout the years.
Purple Heart Awardee – Travis DeBuhr
Awarded the Purple Heart during his 2010 Tour in Afghanistan
South Dakota Nation Guard: August 7th, is Purple Heart Recognition Day in South Dakota and across the nation – a day to honor and pay tribute to those men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who are recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.
The Purple Heart is the nation’s oldest military honor, dating back to General George Washington and the American Revolution, and is awarded to those service men and women who have borne the battle, sacrificing life and limb.
“[It] is a day to honor those brave men and women who have earned the Purple Heart,” said Greg Whitlock, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs. “It unites our country in recognizing the sacrifices of those who have risked everything in serving our great nation.”
Gov. Kristi Noem encourages all South Dakotans to set aside time on August 7 to pay tribute to our heroes who have been honored with the Purple Heart. “It is important for all Americans to learn the history of this important military award and the sacrifices made by the recipients,” said Noem.
Since September 11, 2001, more than 50 members of the South Dakota National Guard have been awarded the Purple Heart.
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