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A Veteran’s Best Friend

By Katie Beecher — 2021

Warrior Canine Connection’s service-dog-training program helps veterans cope with post-deployment challenges.

Read on www.montgomerymag.com

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Olympian Gracie Gold Gets Candid About Her Mental Health with Michelle Kwan | Thank You Notes

Michelle Kwan may be one of the best figure skaters of all time, but it’s her incredible resolve that made her such an inspiration to fellow skater Gracie Gold. In this video, Gracie tells Michelle: “You once estimated that you’ve fallen 131,000 times in your skating career.

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2020
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Veterans Coming Home—Dwayne Parker: Learning to Adapt WHRO

While serving his country in Saudi Arabia, Airman Dwayne Parker lost vision in his right eye. Like thousands of our servicemen and women wounded in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dwayne returned home to a life filled with challenges. For Dwayne, frustration and depression soon followed.

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2015
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How Veteran Keith Sekora’s Family Helps Him Adapt to Life Back Home

Keith suffered a brain injury during his service that resulted in memory loss. Everyday he has difficulties recalling things, even important family events. Although he cannot remember 70–80% of his day, he chooses to push himself for his wife and daughter.

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2015
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Veterans Battle Life-Changing Injuries In Charity Row

A group of military veterans who’ve suffered life changing injuries are tackling a mammoth challenge.

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2021
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Truckee foundation helps veterans by taking them to the mountains

Many military veterans return from war zones with life-altering injuries -- both physically and mentally. The path to recovery can be overwhelming. That's where Truckee-based High Fives Foundation is making a difference.

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2019
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Paralyzed Veteran Uses Fitness to Help Others

An Arkansas Soldier, who was active for his entire lifetime, suddenly hit with a life-altering injury. It struck while he was in sniper training three years ago after falling into a pond, hitting a concrete brick.

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2019
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Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps—only to return to a world unused to dealing with their traumatic injuries.

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David Davis
2022
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13 – Learn to Beat the Odds like Olympic Gold Medalist and Team Captain Mike Eruzione

If you’ve watched the movie Miracle, you know who Mike Eruzione is. He was the captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, and he scored the winning goal against the Soviets. And today, Mike Eruzione explains how to go into a situation with the right mindset even when the odds are against you.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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21- Develop the Mindset of a Champion with Olympic Wrestling Legend Dan Gable

Amy interviews Dan Gable, the Olympic gold medal-winning wrestling champion. He shares how to develop the mindset of a champion and his favorite strategies for staying mentally strong!

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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33 – Develop Your Purpose in Life with Former NFL Player Tim Hightower

While some professional athletes lose their purpose in life when their career ends, that wasn't the case for Tim Hightower. Some of the things we talk about are how to discover your purpose, why it's important to have meaning in your life, and how to find a community of people who believe in you.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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