# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Patriot Dinner with Kegan Gill
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please join us on February 19, 2026, for our next Patriots Dinner as we hear from Kegan Gill. Our dinner series offers our supporters an opportunity to hear the stories of our nation's warriors. Learn about their experience, their recovery and transitions, and how they moved forward in their civilian lives. Proceeds will help provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries in our Post 9/11 Veterans.

LT Kegan "SMURF" Gill, USN (Ret.) is a former Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot, known for surviving the fastest ejection in naval aviation history at 695 mph. Despite sustaining severe injuries, multiple surgeries, and battling PTSD and a traumatic brain injury, Kegan’s journey to recovery has been extraordinary. Through holistic therapies, including Resiliency Brain Health through Defenders of Freedom, he achieved profound healing. Now a motivational speaker, author, coach, and family man, Kegan shares his story of resilience, inspiring others to overcome their own challenges. His inspirational memoir, “Phoenix Revival: The Aftermath of Naval Aviation’s Fastest Survived Ejection,” will be available for purchase at dinner.

III Forks, 1303 Legacy Dr, Frisco, TX 75034.

6:00 PM Cash bar reception - Wine Complimentary

7:00 PM Welcome

7:15 PM Dinner

7:50 PM Kegan Gill
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/addison/patriot-dinner-with-kegan-gill/200029648562653
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://defendersoffreedom.networkforgood.com/events/94309-an-evening-with-patriots-kegan-gill?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=addison-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Addison
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: III Forks 1303 Legacy Dr, Frisco, TX 75034
- **lat**: 32.991585
- **long**: -96.828439
- **full address**: III Forks 1303 Legacy Dr, Frisco, TX 75034, VA Water, 17740 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75287, United States, Addison

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Defenders of Freedom (https://allevents.in/org/defenders-of-freedom/13689280)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** III Forks 1303 Legacy Dr, Frisco, TX 75034, VA Water, 17740 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75287, United States, Addison
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Defenders of Freedom
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Patriot Dinner with Kegan Gill ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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