Story by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston | U.S. Forces Afghanistan | 11.04.2014
Wounded warrior and former Marine Sgt. James Wright, a Conroe, Texas native, light-heartedly chatted with his roommate and good friend, former Marine Capt. John Urquhart (also a wounded warrior), as he got dressed after a long day of meet-and-greets with Soldiers and high-ranking officers on several forward operating bases throughout Afghanistan, Oct. 31. Several scars from obvious skin grafts......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 11.02.2014
Nearly all service members who have deployed know two dates for certain: the date they arrived and the date they are scheduled to leave. The goal is to serve faithfully until that scheduled departure date, board the plane and leave the battle space behind....
Story by Staff Sgt. Lyndsey Prax | ISAF Regional Command South | 06.02.2014
Six wounded Soldiers arrived at Bagram Airfield May 28, as participants of Operation Proper Exit, a Troops First Foundation initiative founded by Rick Kell, to allow Wounded Warriors a chance to return to the battlefield and not only reunite with their battle buddies, but also to tackle the demons left behind and leave on their own terms....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Vin Stevens | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 03.17.2014
Operation Proper Exit is an initiative of the Troops First Foundation. The organization takes wounded warriors back into the countries where they were injured so they have the opportunity to exit the combat zone on their own terms, rather than on a medical evacuation....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn | 1st Theater Sustainment Command | 03.15.2014
Though the air was frigid, and a fresh dusting of snow covered the ground, the crowd of U.S. military personnel, civilian contractors and members of the NATO Alliance waited in excited anticipation. They erupted with applause, cheering and clapping as one-by-one, five wounded heroes (soldiers), guests of Operation Proper Exit, and their mentor arrived at the New Kabul Compound, March 15....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn | 1st Theater Sustainment Command | 03.08.2014
It was 1985. The U.N. General Assembly was celebrating its final year of the U.N. Decade for Women. Nairobi was hosting “Equality, Development and Peace” at the Third World Conference on women, and the sixth class of females were graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. Midshipman Althea “Allie” Coetzee stood proudly in that graduating crowd and was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy....
Story by Sgt. Mark Cloutier | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.12.2013
Having recently arrived in the Washington area for a very special tasking, paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, received a surprise visit Jan. 12 from world-renowned comedian, actor and talk-show host, George Lopez....
Story by Spc. Alexander Neely | 12th Public Affairs Detachment | 12.09.2012
Eight wounded soldiers and Marines visited Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 9, 2012, as part of Operation Proper Exit, an initiative of Troops First Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to provide meaningful assistance to service members who suffered devastating injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan....
