AW2 Weekly Digest 09/28-10/09

  • AW2 Soldiers and Veterans Bryan Belcher, MSG Dexter Durrante, and SFC Rashe Hall, featured in The Fayetteville Observer, participated in a 20-mile bike ride on Fort Bragg.
  • Eleven AW2 Soldiers and Veterans were featured in amazing stories about their recoveries and experiences in the fall issue of the USO magazine, On Patrol. Soldiers and Veterans featured are Joseph Bowser (pgs. 39-42), SGT Robert Brown (pg. 2 and pg. 22), SGT Christopher Burrell (pg.22), SSG Kenneth Butler (pg.22), Erick Castro (pg. 60), SGT Brandon Deaton (pg. 24), SPC Jerrod Fields (pgs. 39-42), Brad Gruetzner (pg. 24), Matthew Nyman (pgs. 32-37), Marco Robledo (pg. 24), and SPC David Shebib (pgs. 32-37).
  • AW2 Soldier LTC Greg Gadson and his spouse Kim, featured on the Army Web site, shared their experiences with the Schweinfurt, Germany, community.
  • AW2 Veteran Craig Hall was featured on a FOX News Report about the support Wounded Warrior Project provides for wounded warriors.
  • AW2 Soldier PFC Heath Kirk is featured in an article in The Morning Journal about his injury, recovery, and hopes that others will join the Army.
  • AW2 Veteran Vincent Mannion was recognized at a football game and the footage is available on YouTube under American Pride at Its Best: A Soldier Comes Home to The Football Field at .
  • AW2 Veteran Michael Minard and his Family, featured on the Homes for Our Troops Web site, will be receiving a home from the organization.
  • AW2 Soldier SPC Jeremy Pierce, featured in The Stateman-Journal, has taken his first steps toward returning to duty with the Oregon Army National Guard.
  • AW2 Veteran Luis Rivera-Rios is featured in a Turret article about his Family’s military history, the Purple Heart, his injury, and the support he received from the WTU and AW2. AW2 Advocate Joyce Garrett worked with Rivera-Rios and helped him find a job with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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