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May is National Military Appreciation Month! The Office of Warrior Care Policy is honored to support all our brave Service members. Operation Warfighter (OWF) Events May 3, Fort Meade, McGill Training and Education Center, 8452 Zimborski Avenue: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. May 15, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Lobby of Building 62, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Watch the blog, Warrior Care Facebook and Warrior Care Twitter accounts for live coverage of this year's Warrior Games, taking place May 11-16 in Colorado Springs! Attention RCCs, Advocates and other care coordinators! The December 2012 Training and Development Quarterly is now online. Browse through it today! http://www.scribd.com/doc/119911194/RCC-Training-and-Development-Quarterly-December-2012Categories
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Wounded warrior finds new hope, perspective through adaptive sports
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsAn active duty Marine since 2004, Jorge Toledo deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan multiple times and would “go back in a heartbeat.” But a pre-deployment training flight accident at Camp Pendleton in 2011 changed his plans. After his helicopter... -
Operation Warfighter intern receives award in recognition of workplace contributions
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsFor Mark Lyons, the plan was simple: 20 years in the Marine Corps followed by a career in law enforcement. But when his left leg was amputated through the knee in early 2011, Lyons realized he needed a new... -
Wheelchair basketball helps wounded warriors feel pride of competition
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsAsk Billy Demby what the benefits of wheelchair basketball are and his answer is simple: everything. And he should know. A Vietnam veteran who lost both of his legs below the knee, Billy has been playing wheelchair basketball since 1975,...