Photo by Angie Thorne | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 05.06.2021
Dave Roever, left, was the guest speaker at Fort Polk’s National Day of Prayer event held May 6. After breakfast, prayer and music, Roever spoke to those attending the ceremony about his many struggles and the importance of resiliency....
Photo by Angie Thorne | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 05.06.2021
Those attending the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk National Day of Prayer breakfast, held at the Main Post Chapel May 6, bowed their heads to pray....
Photo by Naoto Anazawa | 18th Wing | 10.02.2015
Dave Roever, a Vietnam veteran, shares his story of resiliency with members of Team Kadena during a commander's call in the Keystone Theater Oct. 2, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Roever meet with Airmen to share his experiences during the Vietnam War and his ability to overcome his injuries as part of Wingman Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence | U.S. Special Operations Command | 04.02.2015
Dave Roever, founder and president of Operation Reconnect, shares a personal story to five wounded Afghan soldiers during a weeklong rehabilitation retreat at Eagle Summit Ranch in Junction, Texas, April 2. Roever is setting the foundation for these wounded Afghan soldiers to develop and create their own wounded warrior program in Afghanistan. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence | U.S. Special Operations Command | 04.02.2015
An Afghan Special Forces member attending a week-long rehabilitation retreat at Eagle Summit Ranch in Junction, Texas, April 2, tears up as a woman shares the details of an event that left more than 80 percent of her body burned. The purpose of the weeklong rehabilitation retreat is to educate five wounded Afghan soldiers on how to cope with their new physical condition since all of the......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence | U.S. Special Operations Command | 04.02.2015
A member of the Afghan National Army Special Forces attending a week-long rehabilitation retreat at Eagle Summit Ranch in Junction, Texas, April 2, shares his experience of how he lost his right leg. The purpose of the week-long rehabilitation retreat is to educate five wounded Afghan soldiers on how to cope with their new physical condition since all of the soldiers have lost a limb in the......
Photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey | 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office | 09.25.2014
Col. Joel Hamilton, garrison commander, Fort Carson, thanks Vietnam veteran Dave Roever for serving as the guest speaker during the Suicide Prevention Prayer Breakfast at the Special Event Center, Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 25, 2014. Roever spoke about his experience in Vietnam including his injuries, suicide attempt and his perseverance to stay alive. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey, 4th......
Photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey | 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office | 09.25.2014
Vietnam veteran Dave Roever spoke to the Soldiers present during the Suicide Prevention Prayer Breakfast at the Special Event Center, Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 25, 2014, about his experience in Vietnam including his injuries, suicide attempt and his perseverance to stay alive. Roever served as the guest speaker during the prayer breakfast. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey, 4th Infantry......
