1. www.SemperMax.com Wounded Warrior Item #1 - How it Began Item #2 - Building the Team Item #3 - Learning Item #4 - Wounded Warrior Regiment Item #5 - Maxwell’s Mission Item #6 - New Problem Item #7 - How Can You Help?

2. www.SemperMax.com Item #1 How it Began

3. www.SemperMax.com Kalsu, Iraq Last picture before injury Video

4. www.SemperMax.com Kalsu, Iraq First picture after injury

5. www.SemperMax.com Shrapnel Brain Elbow

6. www.SemperMax.com Received my Purple Heart National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland

7. www.SemperMax.com At Night: OVER-ACTIVE MIND Day Time:Expressive and Receptive APHASIA Vision Limited Reading/Writing FatigueMental Exhaustion Right Leg: Lack of solid control Right Arm: Lack of solid control Medical Summary

8. www.SemperMax.com Limited Duty

9. www.SemperMax.com ITEM #2 Building the TeamTeam

10. www.SemperMax.com 1st: Hang out with my unit - Drink Coffee. Chat. Visit. 2nd: Visit Hospitals - Learned Loneliness. Guiltiness. Sadness. Confusion. BORED! Idea - Live Together? 3rd: Propose the Idea to the (then) CG II MEF Gen Jim Amos…..Approved

11. www.SemperMax.com Unit was Growing Spring 2005 Barracks – 6 Others – 10% Spring 2006 Barracks - 64 Others – 50% Spring 2007 Barracks – 110 Others – 90% Glenn Beck – WEB Glenn Beck - Memory

12. www.SemperMax.com Benefits of the Barracks Togetherness Events. Talking to each other. Purpose Part of a Marine Corps Team Vehicle/Driver available Problem Solving Individuals are supported Case Manager More Responsive Food Delivered Education Papers, requests, follow ups, second opinions

13. www.SemperMax.com ITEM #3 Learning (Drowning)

14. www.SemperMax.com Education was not Automatic The original plan was successful Togetherness is good. BUT We were not prepared for other issues It grew… and grew…. and grew… More Marines with More Issues Learning

15. www.SemperMax.com Learning As we solved the problems for those in the Barracks, the question continued to raise… What about those who do NOT live in the Barracks?

16. www.SemperMax.com Learning USMC Items Tracking Wounded, Command structure, CONOPS, PEB, VA. TSGLI, Extension, MFL Capabilities, CACO capability, RBE training, promotion, retention, re-enlistment, MOS options, Fitreps, Pro/Cons, options, Wounded Marine Medical decisions, etc… Family Items - Funding for trips to see sons/husbands (S/H) (ITO, Follow on trips, follow on trips so see kids) - Authorization to see S/H in Landstuhl (Orders, or options?) - Parents/Spouse Disagreements (Financial, passionate, etc)

17. www.SemperMax.com Learning Medical Items - Multiple Injuries Issues (Pills, attention to all injuries instead of the most important - 2nd Opinion (My elbow as an example) - Decisions (remove leg, connect nerve vains, etc..) - Hospital Options Location - (Home town, VA, current duty station, etc…) Specialty – Walter Reed, Bethesda, Tampa, Willmington, etc.. Public Items - Public Events (Golf, Xmas Event, etc…) - News (Newspapers, Radios, TV) - Donations (Everything!) - Visitors (Everyone is welcome at CL, but not all places)

18. www.SemperMax.com Medevac to United States Multiple routes Initial hospitals Follow on hospitals (several) Home town Units location Learning

19. www.SemperMax.com Medevac Wounded Return to Duty (RTD) Unit/Local BASField Hospital 31st Combat Support Hospital Baghdad Landshtul Germany Return to Duty (RTD) Approved Family Members Arrival Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?

20. www.SemperMax.com National Naval Medical Center 8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20889-5600 (301) 295-4611; toll-free 1- 800-526-7101 www.bethesda.med.navy. mil www.bethesda.med.navy. mil Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307 http://www.wramc.amedd.ar my.mil Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego, CA 92134-5000 http://www- nmcsd.med.navy.mil Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center Location: 3851 Roger Brook Dr. FSH TX 78234 Contact Info: (210)916-4141 Andrews AF Base webmaster@andrews.af.mil 744th Communication Squadron Network Administration (301) 981-9986 / 858-9986 webmaster@andrews.af.mil Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Others Local Support in most Military Hospitals Marine Liaison Marine for Life VA Information Visitors Other Injured and their families Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?

21. www.SemperMax.com All wounded can be tracked as long as the proper input is made. National Naval Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center Naval Medical Center San Diego Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Others TBI: Palo Alta VA Hospital Civilian Hospital im Home Town TBI: Tampa VA Hospital TBI: Richland VA Hospital Other VA Hospital Specialties Any Other Military Hospital Other VA Hospital in Home Town Home on ConLeave between each Medical appointment Home awaiting Order Limited Duty Marines/Sailors may be moved to many different places. Often, they are moved more than once.

22. www.SemperMax.com Fitreps? Awards? Pro/Cons? Promotions? BAH issues (Brook vs. Pendleton)? Medical Decisions (e.g.-Have leg removed)? PEB? TSGLI? VA? Approved ConLeave? Funded family in medical trip? Funded trip to follow on Med appt? Re-enlistment? New MOS? When Can I re-join my unit? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Not in the Barracks??

23. www.SemperMax.com We need a Chain of Command... I briefed Gen Conway

24. www.SemperMax.com Item #4 Wounded Warrior Regiment

25. www.SemperMax.com Wounded Warrior Regiment Colonel Greg Boyle Commanding Officer Wounded Warrior Regiment

26. www.SemperMax.com WWR Organization Wounded Warrior Regimental Headquarters, Quantico, VA (WWR) Mississippi River Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Headquarters Marine Corps Quantico, VA (DC M&RA) Wounded Warrior Battalion-West Camp Pendleton, CA (WWBN-W) Wounded Warrior Battalion-East Camp Lejeune, NC (WWBN-E)

27. www.SemperMax.com Guam Hawaii Okinawa Landstuhl Camp Lejeune Camp Pendleton Quantico WWR services the Total Force – Active Duty / Reserve / Retired / Former Marines WW Regiment WW Battalions Patient Affairs Team (PAT)/VA Liaisons District Injured Support Cells (DISC) WW Company 120 Hometown Links (not shown) * Know that a Regimental Marine is in your area Help is out there Call Center (877) 487-6299

28. www.SemperMax.com Item #5 Maxwell’s Mission Find Them All!

29. www.SemperMax.com The Tiger Team Camp Pendleton The Team Balboa Naval Hospital Scripps 29 Palms ? Where are they?

30. www.SemperMax.com The Tiger Team… Tampa, FL James A. Haley VA San Antonio, Texas Brooke Army medical Center

31. www.SemperMax.com Item #6 New Problem

32. www.SemperMax.com Serious Problem Dr Armando – I talked to you this morning, just for a bit. As you may recall from that, I am running into a lot of problems with my current capabilities. I think that I am just working too much. I think that my brain gets real tired, and this is the result. - My right leg. No pain, it just begins to drag. - Headaches. Not intense, but the left side of my head hurts. New. - Speaking/Words It is worse - Memory – New. I don’t remember having this problem. -Loss of Balance - It used to be very rare/ Now it is common. - Depression – Often, I do not even want to get out of my bed. New problem. - Stress - I do not remember having this.

33. www.SemperMax.com Shrapnel leeching heavy metal toxins in cerebral fluid Not Good

34. www.SemperMax.com 2004 2007

35. www.SemperMax.com Meeting my Anesthesiologists ICU Recovery in Bethesda National Rehabilitation Center Home

36. www.SemperMax.com Vision Weakness/Nerve Loss Oct 2008 Neck/Shoulder Hand/Wrists Foot/Ankle

37. www.SemperMax.com Item #7 How Can You Help?

38. www.SemperMax.com Know about the Wounded Warrior Call Center To reach the Wounded Warrior Call Center, call (877) 4USMCWW ((877) 487-6299).

39. www.SemperMax.com Guam Hawaii Okinawa Landstuhl Camp Lejeune Camp Pendleton Quantico Remember… Help is out there Call Center (877) 487-6299

40. www.SemperMax.com Support Call Center My Web Site –www.SemperMax.comwww.SemperMax.com –Money is not involved in any way –Sharing stories is important. The concept of the Barracks Donations are amazing –www.hopeforthewarrior.orgwww.hopeforthewarrior.org They contact other organizations if at all possible Smart

41. www.SemperMax.com Talk to Wounded Warriors Were you injured? (Do you mind telling me) What Happened? How are you doing? –Their response….”I’m Fine” You should disagree “I could never handle that” etc… Did you loose a friend? –If so, it is the worst thing that happened. Say nothing negative –Especiappy “anti-war” Thank you, etc… What unit were you in? –Best unit in the Army. –If a Marine, it is important. But not as much.

42. www.SemperMax.com Remember, they are people Visit. Talk. Help. Try to provide HOPE.

43. www.SemperMax.com Questions?