1. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Tim Maxwell LtCol USMC (Ret) TBI - 7 Oct 2004 910-548-8024 www.SemperMax.com

2. 10/01/2009 History Gulf War 1991, 1993 Afghanistan 2002 OIF 1 2003 OIF 2 2004

3. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Kalsu, Iraq First picture after injury Kalsu To Home

4. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Shrapnel…Bad Brain Elbow

5. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 At Night: OVER-ACTIVE MIND Day Time:Expressive and Receptive APHASIA Vision Limited Reading/Writing FatigueMental Exhaustion Right Leg: Lack of solid control Right Arm: Lack of solid control Medical Summary

6. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Vision Weakness/Nerve Loss Neck/Shoulder Hand/Wrists Foot/Ankle

7. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Limited Duty

8. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Unit was Growing Spring 2005 Barracks – 6 Others – 10% Spring 2006 Barracks - 64 Others – 50% Spring 2007 Barracks – 110 Others – 90% Glenn Beck - Memory MajGen Thomas Barraga

9. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 We Are Drowning!

10. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Learning USMC Items Tracking Wounded, Command structure, CONOPS, PEB, VA. TSGLI, Extension, MFL Capabilities, CACO capability, RBE training, promotion, retention, re-enlistment, MOS options, Fitreps, Pro/Cons, options, Wounded Marine Medical decisions, etc… Family Items - Funding for trips to see sons/husbands (S/H) (ITO, Follow on trips, follow on trips so see kids) - Authorization to see S/H in Landstuhl (Orders, or options?) - Parents/Spouse Disagreements (Financial, passionate, etc)

11. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Learning Medical Items - Multiple Injuries Issues (Pills, attention to all injuries instead of the most important - 2nd Opinion (My elbow as an example) - Decisions (remove leg, connect nerve vains, etc..) - Hospital Options Location - (Home town, VA, current duty station, etc…) Specialty – Walter Reed, Bethesda, Tampa, Willmington, etc.. Public Items - Public Events (Golf, Xmas Event, etc…) - News (Newspapers, Radios, TV) - Donations (Everything!) - Visitors (Everyone is welcome at CL, but not all places)

12. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Wounded Warrior Regiment Colonel Greg Boyle Commanding Officer Wounded Warrior Regiment

13. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Guam Hawaii Okinawa Landstuhl Camp Lejeune Camp Pendleton Quantico WWR services the Total Force – Active Duty / Reserve / Retired / Former Marines WW Regiment WW Battalions Patient Affairs Team (PAT)/VA Liaisons District Injured Support Cells (DISC) WW Company 120 Hometown Links (not shown) * USMC WW Regimental Call Center (877) 487-6299

14. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Wife Shannon

15. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Notification What might happen…

16. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Medevac Wounded Return to Duty (RTD) Unit/Local BASField Hospital 31st Combat Support Hospital Baghdad Return to Duty (RTD) Landshtul Germany Return to Duty (RTD) Approved Family Members Arrival Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?

17. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Notification How did Shannon find out?Shannon

18. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 When do you see him/her? Never Up to Landestual Good news Landshtul, Germany Rare Not Good News America Most Common

19. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 National Naval Medical Center 8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20889-5600 (301) 295-4611; toll-free 1- 800-526-7101 www.bethesda.med.navy. mil www.bethesda.med.navy. mil Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307 http://www.wramc.amedd.ar my.mil Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego, CA 92134-5000 http://www- nmcsd.med.navy.mil Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center Location: 3851 Roger Brook Dr. FSH TX 78234 Contact Info: (210)916-4141 Andrews AF Base webmaster@andrews.af.mil 744th Communication Squadron Network Administration (301) 981-9986 / 858-9986 webmaster@andrews.af.mil Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Others Local Support in most Military Hospitals Marine Liaison Marine for Life VA Information Visitors Other Injured and their families Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?

20. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Shannon’sShannon’s in Tim’s trip to Bethesda

21. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 What Next? Most warriors change hospitals multiple times Most Families do the same Many change hospitals multiple times

22. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Fitreps? Awards? Pro/Cons? Promotions? BAH issues (Brook vs. Pendleton)? Medical Decisions (e.g.-Have leg removed)? PEB? TSGLI? VA? Approved ConLeave? Funded family in medical trip? Funded trip to follow on Med appt? Re-enlistment? New MOS? When Can I re-join my unit? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

23. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 The Final Stage Stabilizing Inpatient Outpatient (AW2,WWR) Hospital Barracks Military Barraks Home Back to Duty Full Duty Limited Duty

24. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Support Wounded Warrior Call Center, call (877) 4USMCWW ((877) 487-6299). My Web Site –www.SemperMax.comwww.SemperMax.com –Sharing stories is important. The concept of the Barracks Donations are amazing

25. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Talk to Wounded Warriors Were you wounded/injured/ill? What Happened? (Do you mind telling me) How are you doing? –Their response….”I’m Fine” You should disagree “I could never handle that” etc… Be Careful….. Did you lose a friend? –If so, it is the worst thing that happened. Say nothing negative –Especiappy “anti-war” What unit were you in? –Best unit in the Army. –If a Marine, it is important. But not as much. Support

26. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Remember, they are people Visit. Talk. Help. Try to provide HOPE.

27. www.SemperMax.com10/01/2009 Questions?