Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
U.S. Army Maj. General Victor Braden (left), commanding general, 35th Infantry Division, thanks gold star father, retired U.S. Navy Cpt. Thomas Feeks, for his service and sacrifices, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The gold star is given to the immediate family members of veterans who have lost their lives during armed conflict, or certain military operations. Feeks is making the trip with......
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
Retired U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Rumbaugh, formerly with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, speaks during the Operation Proper Exit town hall meeting, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Rumbaugh describes how he lost his leg during a foot patrol while serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Rumbaugh described his recovery, and how he used this incident to propel his civilian career as a......
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
During the Operation Proper Exit town hall meeting, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. and Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry, formerly with D company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, recalls how resiliency helped him overcome his combat injuries. OPE sponsors veterans who are recovering from combat related injuries and gives them an opportunity to find......
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Burgess (left), formerly with the 350th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, shares a laugh with U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Janet Blunt, U.S. Army Central senior logistics noncommissioned, after the Operation Proper Exit town hall meeting, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Burgess and four other combat wounded service members and a gold star father, will visit......
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
During an Operation Proper Exit town hall meeting, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joe Healey, formerly with 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, describes how he recovered from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash while serving in Afghanistan. Healey will visit Iraq and Afghanistan as part of OPE, a program that allows wounded combat veterans to......
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
Veterans traveling with Operation Proper Exit gather Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait to discuss how they overcame combat related injuries. The OPE participants travel throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to speak in town hall meetings about their journey from injury to recovery....
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.08.2017
Veterans with Operation Proper Exit stand at attention during the singing of the national anthem, Aug. 8, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. These retired veterans are given an opportunity to speak to troops about their combat injuries, travel to the site of the incident and leave on their own terms....
Photo by Sgt. Tom Wade | U.S. Army Central | 08.05.2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Griese, assistant adjutant general, South Dakota National Guard, discusses his first Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Components experience with other U.S. Army Central leaders, Aug. 5, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. JMARC enables leaders to observe first-hand the contributions of personnel deployed in support of multiple named operations....
