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MISSION: UKRAINE 🇺🇦☘️

The Grand Priory of America continues its humanitarian mission in Ukraine, carrying forward the ancient hospitaller vocation of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem: bringing aid to those suffering in places where it is needed most.

During the Grand Priory’s fourth medical mission to Ukraine, Grand Prior H.E. Chev. John F. Byrnes, GCLJ, GMLJ, GCMLJ, and members of the Order’s network traveled across the country delivering medical supplies, supporting combat medics, strengthening relationships with Ukrainian humanitarian organizations, and assisting those serving communities close to the front.

Among those helping make these missions possible is GPA member Brian Harlow, OLJ, a veteran of the war in Ukraine, who has participated in previous missions and continues to provide logistical support, contacts, and an extensive network developed through his time in the country.

These relationships have connected the Order with Ukrainian military medics, civilian hospitals, volunteers, and organizations such as the White Angels and the Hospitallers of Ukraine—men and women who routinely risk their lives evacuating civilians and treating the wounded.

For this mission, the Grand Priory of America provided a $50,000 grant for supplies and logistics, supplemented by more than $15,000 in additional donations, along with significant medical contributions from supporters and partner organizations.

From caring for those afflicted by leprosy centuries ago to supporting the wounded and displaced in Ukraine today, the circumstances may change, but the vocation remains remarkably familiar:

To serve those in need. To bring aid where suffering is greatest. And to stand beside those in harm’s way.

Atavis et Armis. ☘️

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #Ukraine #HumanitarianAid #ChristianCharity #Hospitaller

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✠ THE SOUTHEAST COMMANDERY — SERVICE IN ACTION ✠

The Southeast Commandery of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem continues to grow—not simply in membership, but in its commitment to Christian charity and service.

Throughout 2025, the Commandery supported organizations serving veterans, first responders, transplant patients, the homeless, and individuals facing physical, mental, and cognitive disabilities.

Among those efforts was our support for the Honor Mark Foundation in Georgia, an organization dedicated to assisting veterans, first responders, and their families during times of hardship.

In November 2025, members of the Southeast Commandery joined the 8th Annual Honor Mark Race, alongside Grand Prior H.E. John Byrnes and Dame Ana Loskutova-Byrnes, demonstrating our commitment not simply through financial support, but through our presence and participation.

And we are pleased to announce that the Southeast Commandery has once again sponsored the Honor Mark Race for 2026, continuing our support for those who have sacrificed in service to others.

From charitable grants and veterans’ initiatives to international engagement, spiritual life, and the continued growth of our membership, 2025 demonstrated what the Green Cross represents when put into action.

Our history may reach back centuries, but our responsibility exists here and now.

Faith. Charity. Service.

Atavis et Armis. ✠

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #SaintLazarus #SoutheastCommandery #HonorMark #Veterans

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The Southeastern Commandery of the Grand Priory of America is honored to sponsor HonorMark for the second consecutive year.

HonorMark is a 5K dedicated to supporting local military personnel, veterans, first responders, and their families, with all proceeds going directly to those in our community facing times of need.

For nearly a millennium, the Order of Saint Lazarus has been rooted in service. Our mission has always been to care for the sick, aid the vulnerable, and serve our communities. That mission continues today through acts of charity and steadfast support for those who have sacrificed so much in service to others.

Pictured receiving the sponsorship check on behalf of HonorMark is Savannah firefighter Tyler Barrett, alongside Officer Brian H, OLJ, MMLJ, representing the Southeastern Commandery of the Order of Saint Lazarus.

Supporting our military, veterans, first responders, and the families who stand beside them isn’t simply something we do—it’s part of who we are.

Atavis et Armis.

Register to participate—whether in person or virtually:
https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Savannah/honormark

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #HonorMark #Veterans #FirstResponders #Hospitaller

@wsav3 @wtoc11 @wjclnews

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What makes a great father?

Not titles.
Not recognition.
Not success.

Service.

Pictured here, Brian Harlow, OLJ,(@battlebeardedviking) prepares to make the Lazarite pledge:

𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄.

As a father and military veteran who sacrificed greatly in service to our nation, those words carry special meaning.

To provide.
To protect.
To sacrifice.
To lead by example.

Since making that pledge at the 2024 Newport Beach Investiture, Brian has continued to live those words through leadership in the Order and humanitarian relief work in Ukraine.

In a world where many fathers are searching for friendship, fellowship, and purpose, the call to serve remains as important as ever.

Today, we give thanks for the fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, mentors, veterans, and spiritual fathers who live those words every day:

𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄.

Who taught you what service looks like?

#FathersDay #IShallServe #OrderOfSaintLazarus #FaithInAction #ChristianChivalry

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𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, we spotlight life-saving missions led by members of the 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦 – 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 in active war zones across Ukraine.

Last fall, 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐆𝐂𝐋𝐉, (@1mykonos) led a humanitarian mission to Ukraine’s frontline communities. He was accompanied by 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐎𝐋𝐉, (@passeres_occidere) and 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐎𝐋𝐉, (@battlebeardedviking) delivering medical training, emergency care, first-aid kits, and humanitarian aid directly to families in crisis.

For the first time in over 200 years, the flag of Saint Lazarus was raised on an active battlefield — a powerful symbol of 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 • 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 • 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

From Ukraine to the world, this is faith in action.

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Watch, share, and stand with those who serve.

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #FaithInAction #UkraineRelief #HumanitarianMission #GreenCrossReport #VeteransWhoServe #VeteransWhoGiveBack #AtavisEtArmis #ChristianKnights #DeusVult #Veterans #HumanitarianAid #ModernChivalry

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ᴜᴋʀᴀɪɴᴇ. ꜰᴏᴜʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʀ. ᴏɴɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋꜱ. ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛʟɪɴᴇꜱ. 🇺🇦 Part III of THE GREEN CROSS REPORT includes coverage on Ukraine with feature interviews ⚔️ Knights, exploring how faith, service, and humanitarian outreach intersect in a nation still living through conflict. 💚

🎥 New episodes drop Fridays:
Instagram @stlazarusgpa
YouTube: OrderofSaintLazarus-GPA
TheOuterWatch.com 🔗 in bio

#ukraine #war #humanitarian #service

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⚔️ Mission: Ukraine — A Glimpse Behind the Green Cross ⚔️🟩

What you see published is only part of the story.
In 2025, members of the Order of Saint Lazarus embarked on a humanitarian mission to Ukraine — extending aid, training medics, and delivering lifesaving equipment to those on the frontlines of suffering.

But not every mission is printed in ink.
Much of what we do remains unseen — quiet acts of mercy, courage, and faith carried out in the world’s hardest places.

Each journey reminds us that our calling goes beyond ceremony or title.
It’s about service without borders, sacrifice without recognition, and faith without fear.

The Order continues to work — steadfast, discreet, and devoted — wherever there is need.
Because our legacy was never built for glory… it was built for duty.

🕊️ Atavis et Armis — By Ancestors and Arms

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #FaithInAction #HumanitarianAid #Ukraine #KnightsOfSaintLazarus

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🟩⚔️ A Race of Service — Courage, Charity, and the Green Cross

In the quiet shade of Savannah’s oaks, the 8th Annual HonorMark 5K became more than a community run—it became a testament to service, sacrifice, and the power of standing together for those in need.

Created in memory of Marine veteran and firefighter Mark Hummeldorf, HonorMark raises funds each year for the families of first responders and military veterans facing difficult hardships.
Among this year’s beneficiaries is the Cummins family, whose young son has battled a brain tumor since he was only 18 months old. Three brain surgeries, countless treatments, and unshakable faith have shaped his journey. His story—and the quiet strength of his family—became one of the beating hearts of this year’s race.

This year, the Order of Saint Lazarus joined HonorMark as a Title Sponsor, bringing its centuries-old mission of service into the modern world. And on that starting line, the Order’s commitment was lived out in real time.

Officer Brian Harlow, OLJ, MMLJ—a combat veteran who lost his leg overseas—ran the course as a symbol of resilience and purpose. After surviving his injury and rebuilding his life through months of painful recovery, returning to the 5K became part of his mission to give back. His connection with HonorMark helped bring the Order into partnership with the foundation, uniting two communities devoted to service.

He was joined by Grand Prior John Byrnes, GCLJ, GCMLJ, and Dame Anna Loskutova-Byrnes, DCLJ—members of the Order who laced up not just to run, but to stand as witnesses of faith, charity, and chivalry in action.

Through every mile, their steps carried stories:
stories of veterans healing, families fighting battles unseen, and communities choosing compassion over indifference.

The Green Cross was present—not as a symbol of the past, but as a living reminder that service continues, that charity still moves hearts, and that courage can rise again where suffering once stood.

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #HonorMark #FaithInAction #Veterans #FirstResponders #Charity #ChivalryToday #AtavisEtArmis #SavannahGA #ServiceInAction

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Chivalry is not dead.

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This morning in Georgia, Brian Harlow, OLJ, MMLJ ran with purpose. 🏃‍♂️⚔️

He participated in the 8th Annual #HonorMark Race, supporting families of first responders and veterans in need.

He was joined by:

Grand Prior John Byrnes, GCLJ, GCMLJ,
and Dame Anna Loskutova-Byrnes, DCLJ —

standing together as witnesses of Christ under the banner of Saint Lazarus.

The Grand Priory of America was honored to serve as a Title Sponsor — supporting those who sacrifice for us.

Brian, John, and Anna didn’t just run a race.
They lived our mission.

Service. Witness. Chivalry in action.

Thank you, Brian — and thank you Grand Prior John and Dame Anna — for leading with courage and compassion.

The mission continues.

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #GrandPrioryOfAmerica #HonorMark #ModernChivalry #ServeHumanity #FaithInAction #LegacyOfService #SaintLazarus #CalledToServe #VeteransSupport #FirstResponders #MissionContinues #ChivalryLives

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🌿 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 🌿

When 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐎𝐋𝐉, 𝐌𝐌𝐋𝐉, (@battlebeardedviking) first discovered the mission of the 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬, he was moved by its timeless call — 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑘, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑.

𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, Brian lost his right lower leg while serving our country in 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐦𝐮𝐭, 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 in 2022.

Instead of letting loss define him, he turned it into purpose — transforming pain into perseverance, and hardship into hope.

Only a few months ago, he began an 𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 — @order_of_saint_lazarus — to highlight the good works of the Order.

Today, that page has grown to over 𝟏𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 — a community inspired by the 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 💚

Earlier this year, Brian joined our Grand Prior on 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 — returning not as a soldier, but as a messenger of healing and renewal.

🌿✨Brian is living proof that one voice, rooted in faith, can create a 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. 🌿✨

#OrderOfSaintLazarus #FaithInAction #ChivalryAndCharity #AtavisEtArmis #Inspiration #Hope #Veteran #DigitalEvangelization #SaintLazarus #UkraineMission #Transformation

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Our medics have been working to defend the Ukrainian people since before the full scale invasion. Yaro , Olha and the Ukrainian medics not only provided hundreds of IFAKs but they also drove thousands of miles with us. These are the most incredible people I’ve ever met in my life, and I am honored to work with them. From Norway, the US , England and more we frequent these roads haunted by FPV drones. But a major problem we have since the beginning of the war is a lack of quality medical equipment with things such as cheap Chinese tourniquets making their way into our very own team members hands when they needed it to provide self aid. @battlebeardedviking put a tourniquet on his own leg only to find it breaking when he stepped on a land mine because it was a fake. we take this seriously and have since personally led initiatives in Ukraine raising in excess of $100,000 and purchasing as much worth of top tier IFAKs while hand delivering them with the Military and Hospitaller order of the Knights of St. Lazarus to the very soldiers using them in the trenches. We have delivered over 1100 North rescue tourniquets in addition to these individual first aid kits in recent initiatives as well as providing top-tier medevacs from our teams on the ground year long. This is our mission. This is our Creed We shall serve… we are Officers, Inquisitors, and Knights of the Hospital.

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