Profiles in Heritage: Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper
Video produced by DoDLive [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] DoDLive proudly presents “Profiles in Heritage,” a series honoring the...
View ArticleMilitary Athletes Compete to Enter 2012 Warrior Games
By Rob McIlvaine, Army News Service From www.army.mil FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Wounded warriors came from as far away as the Pacific northwest to show their stuff on the track and field at Fort Belvoir, and...
View ArticleWednesday Warfighter: No Sight, No Legs, No Problem
By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers From www.marines.dodlive.mil Video provided by DMA Marines With no legs to steady himself, Lance Cpl. Chuck Sketch maps out a path with his hands and carefully lowers...
View ArticleWounded Body Warrior Spirit – The Things You Can Do
By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers From www.marines.dodlive.mil Cpl. Anthony McDaniel sits sprawled on the grass in a pair of red sweatpants and Air Jordans. His smile is genuine and his laugh contagious...
View ArticleWarrior Recovery Complex Opening
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Skinkle From American Forces Network Afghanistan Built from the ground up, the opening of the new Warrior Recovery Complex is a positive step toward helping wounded military...
View ArticleDCoE Twitterview: Brain Injury Treatment Tools
By DCoE Strategic Communications As traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the signature injuries of recent conflicts, it is imperative that health care providers, both in the military and...
View ArticleWednesday Warfighter: Forever a Warrior
When the smoke cleared and the concussion from the improvised explosive device had subsided, Army Lt. Col. Daniel “Danny” Dudek lay on the bottom of his Stryker vehicle. He was concerned and sad – sad...
View ArticleOvercoming Adversity
Every morning when Chess Johnson wakes up, he does what he likes to call, “the dirty thirty,” or 30 push-ups, pull-ups, dips, lunges, squats and back exercises. A former infantryman, physical fitness...
View ArticleTraining Civilians To Care For Wounded Warriors
The Joining Forces campaign has been challenging civilian institutions and organizations to prepare students to deal with the long term health concerns of veterans. The Joining Forces initiative is...
View ArticleWomen Warriors To Test Female Body Armor
Today, both male and female soldiers wear body armor that has been designed for men. But the Army plans to field to women next summer a new type of body armor, designed for them, that will be shorter...
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