Air Force Specialist Honored for Overcoming Disability [Image 3 of 16]

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12.11.2003

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Raymond Dale Jenks Jr., an instructional systems specialist with the Department of the Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, accepts the secretary of defense certificate for outstanding employees with disabilities from Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu. Jenks was a college football player in 1986 when a diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He operates his computer and telephone with chin and mouth controls, uses a power wheelchair for mobility and has a canine assistant named Rajah. The 23rd Annual DoD Disability Awards Ceremony was held Dec. 9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Md. Photo by K.L. Vantran.

• Date Taken: 12.11.2003
• Date Posted: 07.04.2025 02:30
• Photo ID: 9161257
• VIRIN: 031211-D-D0439-2183
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