Will Hopkins served for 6 years in the NH National Guard, he was decorated for valor during a year-long tour in Iraq as an infantryman, including in the fall 2004 Fallujah Offensive. he has served as a national member of the board of directors of Veterans for Peace, as well as the board of NH Peace Action Education Fund before taking over as executive director in September 2009. He is also a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and attends Quaker meeting.