The first weekend of September, the GRIT campus wasn't quiet. The place was alive — kids running, barbecue smoke in the air, people swapping stories like they'd known each other for years. It wasn't just a cookout. It was proof that when you put first responders, veterans, and their families in the same space, something real happens.The first weekend of September, the GRIT campus wasn't quiet. The place was alive — kids running, barbecue smoke in the air, people swapping stories like they'd known each other for years. It wasn't just a cookout. It was proof that when you put first responders, veterans, and their families in the same space, something real happens.The first weekend of September, the GRIT campus wasn't quiet. The place was alive — kids running, barbecue smoke in the air, people swapping stories like they'd known each other for years. It wasn't just a cookout. It was proof that when you put first responders, veterans, and their families in the same space, something real happens..