The Military Officers Association of America
(MOAA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) at the Hilton
Alexandria Mark Center present Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, USMC (Ret.), and his wife Shannon as speakers, as well.
When Maxwell was wounded in Iraq, the Maxwell family knew their lives had changed. What the Maxwells didn’t realize was how many obstacles wounded warriors must face on the road to recovery.
With traumatic brain injury, Maxwell and his wife, Shannon, let MOAA take a peek into their lives as they discuss issues affecting wounded warriors all over the nation. The Maxwells will participate as panelists at the MOAA/USNI 2009 DFW.
For more information, visit the MOAA channel on YouTube.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SENATOR MCCAIN SAYS WOUNDED WARRIORS NEED NATION’S “FIDELITY TO COMMITMENTS”
MOAA AND USNI SPONSOR DEFENSE FORUM:
“Coping With Unseen Injuries: From Battlefield to HomeFront”
Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs to speak at Forum.
Alexandria, Va., (September 10, 2009) — The Honorable John McCain, (R-AZ), Senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman ADM Mike Mullen, USN and VA Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth as featured speakers at the Sept. 16 Defense Forum Washington – “Coping With Unseen Injuries: From Battlefield to HomeFront,” hosted by The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Va.
More than 500 uniformed service and Administration leaders, legislators, health care providers, and wounded warriors and family members will join fellow concerned citizens and professionals at the forum to discuss the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and other unseen injuries on combat veterans, their families and caregivers, their units, and military readiness.
MOAA organizers say the symposium will address progress to date, highlight successes and problems, and assess additional options to meet short- and long-term needs of the wounded and their families while sustaining military requirements. Questions from the audience will be welcomed.
The Defense Forum, including lunch, is free to active duty, National Guard and Reserve servicemembers; the registration fee is $40 for other USNI-MOAA members and spouses, $65 for non-members, and $25 for students.
On-site registration opens at 8 a.m. on Sept. 16. The program agenda and registration information are available at www.defenseforumwashington.com. To register by phone, call (800) 233-8764 or (410) 268-6110.
Parking will be available at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. For those using Metro, complimentary shuttles from the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center will run all day to and from the Pentagon City Metrorail Station, and one to and from the King Street Metrorail Station. Driving directions and shuttle information on available at http://www.usni.org/conferences/directions.asp?id=33
MOAA is the United States’ largest organization of active duty, National Guard, Reserve, former and retired military officers, their families and surviving spouses. The association promotes a strong national defense by seeking equitable benefits for those who serve and have served their country in military, including health care, pay, allowances, and family issues.
Founded in 1873, the U. S. Naval Institute is a non-profit, professional military association of more than 50,000 members. An independent, nonpartisan forum on global security issues, it creates books, magazines, blogs and conferences – and maintains expansive historical archives. The Institute educates on the need for a strong national defense; on the enduring role of the maritime services in preserving it and on our national obligation to the men and women of the all-volunteer force who provide it.
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Watch the video, then visit www.defenseforumwashington.com to learn more about issues affecting wounded warriors and USNI/MOAA 2009 Defense Forum Washington in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 16.
