25 Purple Heart Recipients Receive Full Access to Vet Mentor AI, Sponsored by IQ Sig

IQ Sig has fully sponsored 25 Purple Heart recipients in Maryland, covering the cost of their access to the Vet Mentor AI platform. These Veterans will receive personalized, AI-driven support to help them navigate the VA claims process and secure the benefits they have earned.

A Strategic Investment in Veterans

IQ Sig, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), delivers advanced solutions in cyber operations, RF communications, and critical infrastructure. This sponsorship reflects a direct investment in those who have served—starting with some of Maryland’s most decorated Veterans.

Why This Sponsorship Matters

🔹 Addressing a Critical Need Maryland is home to thousands of Veterans, many of whom continue to face long delays when accessing VA benefits. This initiative equips 25 Purple Heart recipients with tools designed to streamline the claims process and reduce bureaucratic obstacles.

🔹 Veteran-Led Leadership Ray Mack, CEO of IQ Sig, is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 with 23 deployments in support of national security missions. His distinguished military service directly shapes IQ Sig’s leadership approach and reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to serving those who serve.

🔹 Immediate Results Veterans are already using the platform to build stronger claims and receive real-time, AI-powered guidance. The results are measurable and growing.

About IQ Sig

IQ Sig protects America and its Allies in C.L.A.S.S. — Cyber, Land, Air, Sea, and Space. The company delivers innovative solutions through its proprietary SMACC® framework:

Systems Management Analysis Communications Cyber

IQ Sig supports:

• All major U.S. Combatant Commands

• Federal agencies including DHS, DOE, DOJ, and VA

• Special missions and global operations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East

About the CEO: Ray Mack

• 22-Year U.S. Army Veteran

• MBA – Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

• Executive Education – Cornell University & Harvard Law School

• 23 Global Deployments – 186+ Critical Missions

• Defense Superior Service Medal & Legion of Merit Recipient

• Lifelong Learner, Husband, Father & Proud Patriot

Ray Mack is a forward-thinking CEO who has transformed his operational military experience into a business model centered on innovation, service, and impact. Philanthropy is core to IQ Sig’s strategy, and Ray remains deeply committed to helping Veterans and giving back to the community.

Mission-Driven Support

This sponsorship is not symbolic—it is a tangible commitment to ensuring Veterans receive the care, tools, and support they deserve. Vet Mentor AI is proud to partner with IQ Sig in delivering real solutions to those who have served.

Editorial: A Personal Note from Paul Hylenski

Founder & CEO, Vet Mentor AI USMC Veteran

When we first built Vet Mentor AI, we had one mission in mind: to eliminate the confusion and frustration that so many Veterans face when navigating the VA benefits process. We didn’t build this platform for recognition—we built it because we were tired of watching our brothers and sisters in arms get lost in a system that was supposed to serve them.

This recent partnership with IQ Sig marks a powerful turning point. Twenty-five Purple Heart recipients—combat-wounded warriors from the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Maryland—now have full access to Vet Mentor AI. These are Veterans who paid the price of service in blood. Their courage is etched into the fabric of our country. And yet, even they often face long wait times, rejected claims, and overwhelming paperwork.

Now, that changes.

With Vet Mentor AI, they’ll receive personalized claim support, document generation, real-time feedback, and tools that help them advocate for themselves like never before. No red tape. No guessing. Just clarity and confidence.

But what makes this moment truly special is what it represents: a model of what’s possible when technology, mission-driven business, and community leadership come together. IQ Sig’s sponsorship isn’t charity—it’s leadership in action. And it’s a challenge to all of us to ask how we can do more for those who’ve done the most.

The feedback we’re already hearing from recipients is humbling. For many of them, this is the first time they feel seen—not as a case number, but as a warrior who deserves support.

To the members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart: you’ve already given more than most will ever understand. Let this platform serve as a small way we give back—with precision, purpose, and honor.

We’re just getting started. And we hope this inspires other organizations to step up and invest in Veterans in meaningful, measurable ways.

Semper Fidelis,

Paul G. Hylenski Jr.

Founder, Vet Mentor AI

United States Marine Corps Veteran