Pennsylvania’s 6th Annual Walk for the Wounded will take place Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Rose Tree Park in Media, PA.  For more information visit www.walkforthewounded.org or call 610-565-3679.

A record-setting 10,000 people are expected to attend this year’s event in support of Operation First Response (OFR), a national 501-C3 non profit organization that donates 90 percent of every dollar directly to wounded soldiers and their families who face serious health and financial battles on the home front.

Representatives of OFR ...

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.

“Your son is here,” she said to the old man.

She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes
opened.

Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw
the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached
out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old
man’s limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse ...

Herat, Afghanistan: During a firefight, military dog Valdo was injured by a RPG. Valdo was seriously injured in the blast and he absorbed most of the grenade’s shrapnel which possibly saved the lives of four nearby soldiers.

Military Dog Saves Four Soldiers

A replacement limb that moves, feels and responds just like flesh and blood. It’s the holy grail of prosthetics research. The Pentagon’s invested millions to make it happen. But it’s been elusive – until, quite possibly, now.

The body’s own nerves are arguably the biggest barrier towards turning the dream of lifelike replacements into a reality. Peripheral nerves, severed by amputation, can no longer transmit or receive any of ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON (Feb. 24, 2012) — A combat medic who treated a Soldier in Afghanistan found herself in a role reversal after she was injured a week later and brought to San Antonio Military Medical Center where the Soldier she treated is also recovering.

A recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma with an Aerospace Engineer degree and an infantryman with the National Guard for ...

By Rob McIlvaine

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 9, 2011) — The 27th annual Army Ten-Miler brought 30,000 registered runners, including 701 teams, from around the world Sunday to compete in one of the largest 10-mile races in the world.

Beginning and ending at the Pentagon, it is produced by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, with all proceeds going to the Army’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation fund.

But more than runners came out to support the nation’s military, although a group ...

OCEAN CITY – Wounded in battle halfway around the world, SPC Adam Spotanski (Ret.) was a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2/503 Parachute Infantry Regiment.

At the Walk for the Wounded event at the historic Music Pier on Saturday morning, he was a hero.

“I’m sorry, bear with me,” he said, wiping tears from his eyes. “I’m better with a rifle than I am with words.”

Overwhelmed by the large crowd, he said he was not a hero, but those gathered vehemently ...

Phil Martelli has faced challenges before in his life. He faced them as a player at Widener University, where he set school records for assists. He faced them in his 16 seasons as head men’s basketball coach at St. Joseph’s University, a span that produced 300 victories, eight Coach of the Year awards and four trips to the NCAA Tournament in the last 10 years.

Martelli has also faced challenges with his many charitable and community efforts. He is currently the ...

TSGLI Payments Will Be Made for Qualifying Injuries

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is extending
retroactive traumatic injury benefits to Servicemembers who suffered qualifying injuries during the period Oct. 7,
2001 to Nov. 30, 2005, regardless of the geographic location where the injuries occurred.

“Now all of our nation’s Servicemembers who suffered severe traumatic
injuries while serving their country can receive the same traumatic
injury benefits, regardless of where their injury occurred,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K.
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Zac Charles Music: Singer, Songwriter, Soldier
Currently, Zac Charles is deployed in Afghanistan as a Combat Medic with the 1-6 Field Artillery Battalion. While he has always had a passion and gift for music, he has found a renewed spirit in helping fellow soldiers and their families through music.
While overseas Zac co-wrote a song with a fellow soldier, John Edwards; John sent the song to his wife and she was so moved by his music that she created a ...