Tag Archives: sports

2012 Paralympics: Family Supports Marine During Paralympic Competition

Posted on September 7, 2012 by glenn.selby

The support of family helps to keep a service member grounded, whether serving in the military or competing in sports, the only active duty U.S. Marine in the 2012 Paralympic Games said here today. Marine Corps Cpl. Rene Renteria, a …
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Posted in 2012 Paralympics, Family Focus Friday | Tagged 2012 Paralympic Games, competition, Defense, Marine, Marines, military, paralympics, sports, Wounded Warrior Battalion | Leave a comment

The Therapeutic Value of Adaptive Sports

Posted on August 20, 2012 by jtozer

Like so many Americans, my eyes have been glued to the television this week as Team USA has made a run for Gold-medal dominance in the 2012 London Olympics. But as a Veteran and an amputee, I’m also looking forward …
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Episode #134: Weekly News Roundup for May 4, 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 4: President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he signed a ten-year defense agreement between the U.S. and Afghan governments, outlining the two countries’ relationship after the combat misison ends …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Afghanistan, Bagram Air Base, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS, Colorado Springs, Deanie Dempsey, Gen. Martin Dempsey, hillary clinton, Leon Panetta, Military Family Appreciation Month, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Hamid Karzai, SECDEF, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, sports, warrior games, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Soldier on Road to Modern Pentathlon in London

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jtozer

Written by Tim Hipps from the Army News Service From www.army.mil U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Spc. Dennis Bowsher sits in the proverbial driver’s seat for Team USA’s modern pentathletes on the road to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic …
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Posted in DoD News, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Army, Army News Service, athlete, competition, Defense, Exercise, games, laser-pistol, London, military, Olympics, pentathlon, soldiers, sports, U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, U.S. Olympic Training Center, World Cup Series | Leave a comment

A Different Kind of Soldier

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jtozer

From Hometown News Staff Sergeant Krisell Creager-Lumpkins knew what she wanted to do she joined the U.S. Army a year before she graduated from Bear River High in Garland, Utah in 2002. Nine years later after a severe training accident, …
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