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Photo: Sgt. Benjamin Faler, a volunteer service officer at WWBn. West, swims during the Total Athlete Training Camp at the Hope and Care Center Lap Pool here Nov. 15. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca)

Wounded Warriors Recondition With Athlete Training Camp

Posted on November 26, 2012 by bniegel

Twenty Marines and staff from Wounded Warrior Battalion-West and its detachments, participated in the Total Athlete Training Camp at the Hope and Care Center.
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Rotator | Tagged Hope and Care Center, Marines, Total Athlete Training Camp, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC, watersports, Wounded Warrior Battalion-West, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Patti Walker, left, wife of retired Army 1st Sgt. Kevin Walker and Wounded Warrior Program advocate on Fort Riley, Kan., talks to ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts during a Hero Summit panel titled, “The Other Side of Sacrifice: Military Families” in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2012. Other panel members included, from left to right, Bill Norwood, father of Marine Corps Sgt. Byron Norwood, who was killed in action; retired Air Force Maj. Lori Bell, wife of an active duty Air Force airman and founder and president of the National Association of Military Moms and Spouses; Kim Ruocco, widow of Marine Corps Maj. John Ruocco and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors national director of postvention programs. DOD photo by Bradley Cantor

Hero Summit Encourages Americans to Support Military Families

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Erin Wittkop

Wounded Warrior Program advocate on Fort Riley, Kan., talks to ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts during a Hero Summit panel
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Air Force, Army, Defense Department, heroes, Marine Corps, military families, Military Family Month, Suicide Prevention, TAPS, Thanksgiving, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.. Army, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Airman Reveals Wheelchair Fencing Tactics

Posted on September 8, 2012 by jtozer

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Rodiguez demonstrates the tactics he’s using in the wheelchair fencing competition at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Video provided by The Pentagon Channel YouTube Channel ——— Disclaimer: The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement …
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Posted in 2012 Paralympics, DoD News | Tagged 2012 Paralympics, Air Force, Defense, DoD, fencing, fencing in the Paralympics, injured in battle, London, military, Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Rodiguez, service members, tactics, TPC, video, wheelchair fencing, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Episode #147: News Roundup for Sept. 7, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ian Graham

In our news roundup for Friday, September 7: President Barack Obama visited troops at Fort Bliss, Texas. There he thanked troops for their work in Iraq and Afghanistan and explained the military’s role in Afghanistan moving forward. Following Hurricane Isaac, units …
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Posted in 2012 Paralympics, DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast, Suicide Prevention | Tagged Afghanistan, Army Reserve, awareness, Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Schultz, Flood, Fort Bliss, General Martin Dempsey, hurricane, Isaac, London 2012, Louisiana, Lt. Bradley Snyder, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, Mississippi, National Guard, New Orleans, paralympics, president, Prevention, recovery, relief, rescue, suicide, tropical storm, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Paralympics 2012 Slideshow Two

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bradley Cantor

This is the second in our series of slideshows highlighting veteran and service member athletes’ participation in the 2012 Paralympic Games. The games, which are taking place in London, began August 29th 2012 and will continue to September 9, 2012. Among the four …
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Posted in 2012 Paralympics | Tagged military, military paralympics, paralympics, paralympics 2012, veterans, wounded warriors | Leave a comment