Master Sgt. Jodi Pyle-Vandersys
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RANK: Master Sgt.
STATUS: Reserve
HOMETOWN: Rio Rancho, NM
CURRENT LOCATION/SRU: Colorado Springs, CO/Fort Carson
EVENTS:
Archery
Cycling
Field
Precision Air Sports
Master Sgt. Jodi Pyle-Vandersys has served 32 years in the Active Component, Colorado Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve, where she has spent a majority of her time in the service. The 50-year-old deployed to Iraq in 2003, Afghanistan in 2010 with the Colorado Army National Guard, and her final deployment was a state side mobilization to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX.
Fort Sam Houston is where Master Sgt. Pyle-Vandersys would find herself with both arms broken after suffering a fall from the back of military truck. Jodi was still recovering from contracting Murina Typhus, when she spent six days in the ICU. She found herself not only going back home to Colorado Springs, but also being assigned to the Fort Carson Solider Recovery Unit to recover and heal from her injuries.
Adaptive sports helped her find a renewed sense of purpose helping fellow Soldiers find their purpose. At the Fort Carson SRU, she continues to demonstrate why the SRU's are an important part of the Army, and just because a Soldier is broken, does not mean that they are disposable.
Quote:
“At the Fort Carson SRU, I continue to see why the SRU’s are an important part of the Army.”
– Master Sgt. Jodi Pyle-Vandersys