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Infantryman Turned Recruiter: Disability Hiring Coordinator Wants to Hire You
The following post was written by Robert Montez, the disability hiring coordinator for Headquarters Medical Command, Fort Sam, Houston. He is also a wounded Soldier who was hired by the Department of...
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Your Life, Your Career, Your Time–All Defined by the Level of Effort You’re...
SGT John Moore from Tennessee lost his left leg after an IED blew up underneath him in January 2009, while on his second deployment in Iraq as a member of the 25th Infantry 1st Brigade Division. He...
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The Basics of COAD/COAR: An Interview with COL Dickinson
Colonel Rick Dickinson, G1 Division Chief and Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command By: Tracy Freedman, Warrior Transition Command Stratcom Division We’ve received...
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National Guard Family Program: Resources for Your Family
The National Guard Family Program understands the importance of Family and works to arm Soldiers and Families with the information and resources necessary for a successful transition. By Cait McCarrie,...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Service Members to Receive Cash Bonus
By: LuAnn Georgia, Stratcom South Dakota wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers and Veterans may be eligible for a cash bonus. Soldiers and Veterans must qualify by meeting residency and time frame...
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Honoring Occupational Therapists at WTUs
Sergeant L. M. (left) is an Army medic who is working at the Fort Hood pharmacy while in the Warrior Transition Unit. Occupational therapy placed her at this work therapy site in support of her goal to...
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Wounded Warrior Offers No Excuses to Dragons in New Jersey
MSG Jongema with Kingsway Regional Middle School’s 8th grade English teachers following his presentation to their students about being a Soldier, serving in in Iraq, and recovering from combat...
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Occupation Therapy is an Essential Asset for Warriors in Transition
By Kimberly Jones, Fort Polk WTU Occupational Therapist and guest blogger Kimberly Jones, the Fort Polk Warrior Transition Unit Occupational Therapist, explains how her role is an important part of the...
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Continuation on Active Duty Soldier Resumes Military Service Despite Injuries
By Emily D. Anderson, WTC Stratcom SGT Ryan McIntosh, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, participates in the sprinters warm-up session on day one of the third 2013 Warrior Games Army...
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TSA Offers Wounded Warriors Additional Services to Ease Screening Experience...
Spc. Chris Anderson steps off a plane, January 11, 2013, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Photo Credit: SSG Lindsey Kibler By: LuAnn Georgia, Warrior Transition Command Stratcom Division...
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Recover, Find Employment, Ski Downhill on One Leg: One Soldier’s Transition...
CSM Lawrence Wilson, United States Forces-Iraq, introduces the wounded warriors of Operation Proper Exit IV, on January 31, at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq. (Left to right) CPL Charles Dominguez,...
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Holding Eight Warrior Games Medals, MSG Rhoden Galloway Focuses on Team Spirit
MSG Rhoden Galloway (left) and SGT Se and Karpf, Warrior Transition Unit, compete at the cycling and swimming assessment and selection clinic at Fort Bliss, Texas. With eight swimming medals to his...
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“This Chair Is Not Going to Define Me”
By Sarah Bartnick, WTC Stratcom MAJ John Arbino refused to let a wheelchair define him after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He will compete in wheelchair racing and shooting at the 2013...
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Your Life Could Be Better Through Sports
Lt. Col. Danny Dudek emphasizes the power of adaptive sports and reconditioning in recovery and encourages all WTU Soldiers to try a new activity. By Sarah Bartnick, WTC Stratcom “Your life could be...
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Once a Soldier…Army Veteran and Two-Time Paralympic Medalist Coaches Sitting...
Army Veteran Kari Miller earned two Paralympic silver medals in sitting volleyball. In 2013, she’s coaching the Army team to defend its gold. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSG Sean M. Worrell) By Sarah...
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Army Swimming Team Prepares to Compete in the 2013 Warrior Games
Staff Sgt. Robert Iem, Warrior Transition Battalion Cadre Staff (left) and Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness-Performance Enhancement Specialist Kelly O’Brien (right) check in with Sgt. Delvin...
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Eight-Time World Log-Rolling Champion Gears Up for Warrior Games Debut
By Sarah Bartnick, WTC Stratcom Army Veteran J.R. Salzman has never been one to watch from the sidelines. Inspired by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he enlisted in the Minnesota National...
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A Closer Look at Adaptive Reconditioning
By Cait McCarrie, WTC Stratcom MSG Jarrett Jongema of the Warrior Transition Command. Adaptive reconditioning includes any physical activities that wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers participate in...
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Jimmy Green Brings 24 Years Experience to Army Warrior Games Team
After 24 years on the wheelchair basketball court, Jimmy Green prepared to earn Army Warrior Games gold. Pictured here at the National Veteran Wheelchair Games, Green holds a 2008 Division 3 national...
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Veteran Charles “Chuck” Allen Finds Inspiration and Support at the Warrior Games
(From Left) Retired Army Spc. Juan Soto, a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, retired Army Sgt. Charles (Chuck) Allen, formerly stationed at Fort Hood, Tx., and retired Army veteran Spc. Anthony...
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