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There’s NO excuse to not be living your full potential
January 7, 2023 — If you’ve ever flown on a commercial plane before, you know the safety briefing always includes the instructions to put your mask on first before helping others. This sound advice is something retired Staff Sgt. Armando Mejia knows all too well... MORE

Staff Sgt. Armando Mejia just hours after he was injured in Mosul Iraq 2004.

You are Worth the Journey Toward Better
January 6, 2023 — It’s often said to have a comeback you have to have a setback. Sgt. 1st Class (R) Lavone Kendrick’s setback to come back was over twenty years in the making and she is living her truth today trying to help others... MORE

t’s often said to have a comeback you have to have a setback. Sgt. 1st Class (R) Lavone Kendrick’s setback to come back was over twenty years in the making and she is living her truth today trying to help others.

Adaptive Sports Feeds Your Soul
January 5, 2023 — You can’t remember the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago without the image of Team Army performing a Hakka chant. That chant led by Sgt 1st Class Dave Iuli, became one of the greatest memories of those games... MORE

SFC (R) Dave Iuli leads Team Army in a Haka chant at the 2017 DOD Warrior Games in Chicago

The Army Sergeant Who Threw a Discus into the Stands at Soldier Field
January 4, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va - Competing in sports on a national stage can be lifechanging and memorable. If you’re lucky, both. You may remember Sgt. David Crook as a member of Team Army in 2017... MORE

Army Sgt, David Crook holds the discus he sent sailing into the stands at Soldier Field during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago

“Push yourself to take leaps of faith and try something you’ve never done before.”
January 3, 2023 — Retired Army Captain Kenny Rodgers loved law enforcement and being in the Army. As a police officer, he was used to an active and high octane physically fit lifestyle. When he was activated from Army Reserve to Active Duty, his physical demands entered a new stratosphere... MORE

Soldier Surrenders to Life Changes, Ends up Paralympic Athlete
January 2, 2023 — It’s no secret. It’s very easy to give up and much harder to carry on in times of adversity. Maj. (Ret.) Christina Truesdale has a very different take on that secret, and it has to do with surrendering... MORE

In her spare time, Christina Truesdale was a celebrity dancer at a charity event for Fisher house in Portland Oregon in October 2022. Complete with an adaptive ankle brace, she and her partner Declan Grover wowed the crowd in the “Dancing for Heroes” Gala.

As a Military Family We Do What We Do with Faith, Hope, Love, and Prayers
January 1, 2023 — The average military family could relocate ten times more often than civilian families which is about every two to three years. Factor in changing schools, homes and jobs and it’s quite the hectic lifestyle... MORE

In May 2016 Captain Avila was given a Holy Bath at Lourdes for continued healing. Claudia Avila said afterward he gained more strength and improved his mobility and gives all the thanks to God.

COVID, Courage and Kayaking
December 1, 2022 — In 2021, the world was experiencing coronavirus in full force. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 34% of Americans tested positive for COVID-19 in 2021. Sgt. 1st Class Mike Hieb was one of them. “I got COVID while stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and went into the hospital June 20, 2021.”... MORE

Michelle, Mike, and Maj. (Dr.) Whittney Warren, pulmonologist, BAMC

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