Tim Maxwell LtCol USMC (Ret)

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Tim MaxwellLtCol USMC (Ret) TBI - 7 Oct
2004 910-548-8024 www.SemperMax.com
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Gulf War1991, 1993

• History

Afghanistan 2002
OIF 1 2003
OIF 22004
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Kalsu, Iraq First picture after injury
Kalsu To Home
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ShrapnelBad
Brain
Elbow
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Medical Summary

• At Night OVER-ACTIVE MIND
• Day Time Expressive and Receptive APHASIA
• Vision Limited Reading/Writing
• Fatigue Mental Exhaustion
• Right Leg Lack of solid control
• Right Arm Lack of solid control

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Weakness/Nerve Loss
Neck/Shoulder
Vision
Hand/Wrists
Foot/Ankle
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Limited Duty
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Unit was Growing

• Spring 2005Barracks 6
• Others 10
• Spring 2006
• Barracks - 64Others 50
• Spring 2007
• Barracks 110
• Others 90
• Glenn Beck - Memory

MajGen Thomas Barraga
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We Are Drowning!
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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)
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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)

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Wounded Warrior Regiment
Colonel Greg BoyleCommanding OfficerWounded
Warrior Regiment
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USMC WW Regimental
WWR services the Total Force Active Duty /
Reserve / Retired / Former Marines
Call Center [phone]
Quantico
Landstuhl
Camp Lejeune
Camp Pendleton
Okinawa
Guam
Hawaii

120 Hometown Links (not shown)
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Wife Shannon
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Notification
What might happen
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Wounded
31st Combat Support Hospital Baghdad
Unit/Local BAS
Field Hospital
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?
ApprovedFamily Members Arrival
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Notification
How did Shannon find out?
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When do you see him/her?
Never Up to Landestual Good
news Landshtul, Germany Rare Not Good
News America Most Common
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Others
Andrews AF Basewebmaster_at_andrews.af.mil744th
Communication SquadronNetwork Administration(301
) 981-9986 / 858-9986
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital
National Naval Medical Center8901 Rockville
PikeBethesda, MD 20889-5600(301) 295-4611
toll-free 1-800-526-7101www.bethesda.med.navy.mil

Walter Reed Army Medical Center6900 Georgia
Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20307http//www.wramc.a
medd.army.mil
Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson
Drive San Diego, CA 92134-5000 http//www-nmcsd.me
d.navy.mil
Brooke Army Medical CenterLocation3851 Roger
Brook Dr.FSH TX 78234 Contact
Info(210)916-4141
Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?
Local Support in most Military Hospitals Marine
LiaisonMarine for LifeVA InformationVisitorsOt
her Injured and their families
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• Shannons in Tims trip to Bethesda

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What Next?
Most warriors change hospitals multiple
times Most Families do the same Many change
hospitals multiple times
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The Final StageStabilizing

• Inpatient
• Outpatient (AW2,WWR)
• Hospital Barracks
• Military Barraks
• Home
• Back to Duty
• Full Duty
• Limited Duty

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Support

• Wounded Warrior Call Center, call
• (877) 4USMCWW ([phone]).
• My Web Site
• www.SemperMax.com
• Sharing stories is important.
• The concept of the Barracks
• Donations are amazing

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Support

• Talk to Wounded Warriors
• Were you wounded/injured/ill?
• What Happened? (Do you mind telling me)
• How are you doing?
• Their response.Im 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.

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Remember, they are people
Visit. Talk. Help. Try to provide HOPE.
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Questions?