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13 Years Later, Injured Soldier's Family Remembers ARCP Recovery Journey
November 18, 2021 — It’s a phone call Jana Hightower will never forget... MORE

Army Master Sgt. Brett Hightower poses with his family. He was injured by an explosion while deployed in Afghanistan in 2008, and remembers the recovery process with the Army Recovery Care Program.

Recovering Soldiers Practice the Art of Balancing at Fort Riley SRU
November 17, 2021 — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, work/life balance has become quite the topic of conversation. However, balance also has another meaning that has more to do with the physical and less to do with schedules. Soldiers assigned to the Fort Riley Soldier Recovery Unit, Kansas, attend a special class to improve this sort of balance in a safe environment... MORE

A new program at the Fort Riley Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) in Kansas allows Soldiers to work on their balance as part of their recovery.

Fort Carson Soldier Triumphs After Long Recovery with SRU's Help
November 16, 2021 — To say that Lt. Anna Walker's recovery at the Fort Carson Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) has been a difficult one would be a major understatement. What started as a broken leg from a skiing accident seemed to keep getting worse and worse, eventually requiring multiple surgeries due to repeated infections... MORE

Lt. Anna Walker jumped right back into sports at the Fort Carson Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) in Colorado after a January 2020 skiing injury required multiple surgeries and a long recovery.

Recovering Soldiers Learn About Keys to Mental Toughness
November 4, 2021 — What does it take to become mentally tough?... MORE

Courtesy Photo | Soldiers assigned to the Schofield Barracks Soldier Recovery Unit, Hawaii, attended a Mental Toughness class in August. (Photo courtesy of Carol Hickman)

Recovering Soldiers Volunteer at Animal Rescue
November 2, 2021 — Recovering Soldiers in Georgia got to spend some time with four-legged friends this August while volunteering at an animal rescue where they enjoyed walks, smiles and good fun... MORE

On August 13, Sgt. 1st Class Israel Padua Cotto, a Soldier assigned to the Fort Stewart Soldier Recovery Unit, Georgia, volunteered at an animal rescue in Savannah.

Recovering Soldiers Learn to Make Glass Works of Art
November 1, 2021 — In July, a class that teaches recovering Soldiers to create glass artwork resumed after 14 months on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that it’s back up and running, it’s providing participants with a unique creative opportunity... MORE

Staff Sgt. Stacy Englert, a Soldier assigned to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier Recovery Unit, Washington, learned to create artwork during a glass blowing class held at a museum on Sept. 27. This July, the class resumed after being on hold for 14 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Benning SRU Adapts to Recovering Soldiers' Needs, Creates Special Flexibility Program
October 28, 2021 — When Jarnetta Fowler, the supervising occupational therapist at the Fort Benning Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU), Georgia, saw some Soldiers struggling to participate in certain physical activities due to their injuries, she decided to get creative... MORE

The Fort Benning SRU launched a flexibility class in response to needs from individual Soldiers.

Fort Benning SRU Brings Back Wheelchair Basketball for Recovering Soldiers
October 27, 2021 — After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus, wheelchair basketball is back at the Fort Benning Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) in Georgia. And the players couldn't be happier... MORE

Recovering Soldiers at the Fort Benning Soldier Recovery Unit in Georgia participated in a wheelchair basketball program this past summer.

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