Michael Hall
Michael Hall
Mike grew up in Independence, KS and joined the Army in 2003 after high school. He completed Basic Training, Airborne School, and joined the United Nations Command Honor Guard. In 2006, Hall was deployed to Iraq as a Bradley commander. Shortly after, Hall’s Bradley was hit by a roadside bomb, resulting in injuries which left him recovering for more than a year to overcome traumatic brain injury and burns. Hall medically retired in 2008 and has been actively helping veterans and facilitating nonprofit work since 2010. Through his involvement with veterans in activities such as roping, Hall himself started roping in 2013. Down the road, Hall learned of the Horns N’ Heroes roping clinic from a longtime friend. “I was introduced to a whole new military cowboy group and the rest was history,” said Hall who eventually became an integral part of Liberty & Loyalty Foundation, member of the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association (PAFRA) and Warriors And Rodeo (WAR). The love of the western lifestyle didn’t end there.
Years later Hall met Diana Brogan, a former US Army soldier who participated in various rodeo events. Hall said, “We share a mutual understanding of the roping industry camaraderie, given her experience as an Iraq war veteran.” Hall also said their family shares a passion for rodeo competition and a more deepened appreciation for the rodeo community and families involved.
“The weeklong roping events in the fall, produced by Liberty & Loyalty Foundation, is my favorite time of year,” said Hall. “The camaraderie that I needed in my life, I had no idea was a thing! Participating in the roping clinic was a significant time in my life that led me to a Military Rodeo Family I didn’t know existed.”