Posts Tagged ‘Wounded Warriors’
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The Fantastic Four: Marine Fire Team Takes to the Basketball Court
Not long ago, they were accomplishing the Marine Corps mission in Afghanistan. Now, as fellow wounded warriors, they’re united in a new goal on the basketball court. All four men have lost limbs to improvised [Read more...]
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2012 Year in Photos (April)
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ Walking Tall Corpsman Up Marine Corps on Wheels Some Like It Hot Leading the Way Candy Man JAN | FEB | MAR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | [Read more...]
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2012 Warrior Games
Heart of a Warrior For the past three years, wounded, injured and ill service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations and Marine Corps have gathered to compete in adaptive [Read more...]
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All-Marine Warrior Games Sitting Volleyball Team
In sitting volleyball, every participant is equal, regardless of injury. Those with lower extremity amputations and injuries are just as capable of dealing a deadly spike, making a block or scoring an ace over the [Read more...]
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All-Marine Warrior Games Shooting Team
Every Marine is a rifleman. And the wounded Marines participating in this year’s Warrior Games are no exception. Regardless of injury or illness, these Marines show that nothing can keep them from hitting black. Participants [Read more...]
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All-Marine Warrior Games Track and Field Team
The track is where the dedication meets the pavement for the wounded Marines competing in the 2012 Warrior Games. Whether sprinting around the track, racing wheelchairs, or throwing shot put and discus, these Marines give [Read more...]
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21st Century Sailor and Marine Initiative
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus held an All Hands call on board USS Bataan March 6 and announced the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative. Mabus said the initiative was designed to better prepare [Read more...]
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Portraits of a Warrior
It’s not their wounds that unite them, but their warrior spirit. More than 300 Wounded Warrior Marines, veterans and allies came to Camp Pendleton, Calif., to test their mettle at the 2012 Marine Corps Trials. [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch)
With no legs to steady himself, Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch maps out a path with his hands and carefully lowers himself into the water. He positions himself along the edge of the lane before ducking [Read more...]
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Wounded Body Warrior Spirit (Cpl. Anthony McDaniel)
Cpl. Anthony McDaniel sits sprawled on the grass in a pair of red sweatpants and Air Jordans. His smile is genuine and his laugh contagious as he quotes comedian Kevin Hart with one of his track [Read more...]
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Wounded Marine Shares Story of Love and Healing
On a beautiful late April afternoon, Marcela Kazimir watched tearfully as her wounded husband was carried onto a massive C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for the flight to the United States. [Read more...]
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Community bands together, builds home for wounded Marine
Sometimes in life, we are compelled to help. That’s precisely how a local community in Stafford, Virginia felt when they learned the story of Sgt. Kenny Lyon. Professional builders, volunteer citizens, and service members all [Read more...]
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Bob Barker donates $2 million to injured Marines
Life for injured Marines is unquestionably difficult, but those Marines and their families struggling with recovery now have something to look forward to. Television personality Bob Barker donated $2 million to the Semper Fi Fund, [Read more...]
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Adapt and Overcome
Editors Note: Adapt and overcome: many Marines have applied this motto to cope with the stresses of combat and returning home. Some hunt. Some write stories or blogs. Many wrap themselves up in their hobbies. [Read more...]