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Injured Iraq Veteran Dedicated to Keeping Tangy Table Sauce Available

By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, May 21, 2013 – A tangy table sauce created by a distinguished Marine Corporal is seeing life after its creator’s death, thanks to the efforts of a Marine injured during active duty in Iraq. Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, severely wounded in October, 2004 when a mortar shell hit his [...]

Hidden Suffering – Veterans and Addiction

By Jennifer Jones Holbrook, New York, May 17, 2013 – According to statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHS), seven percent of United States war veterans turn to substance abuse and develop drug and alcohol addictions. As is clear to those returning from war with physical disabilities, the story doesn’t begin [...]

Spirit Night for World T.E.A.M. Sports Gives Back to Non-Profit

By Richard Rhinehart Martinsburg, WV May 15, 2013 – Critically injured in Panama during his service to his country, retired Army Sergeant Glenn Goulet rode his bicycle across North America in 2012 as a member of World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea to Shining Sea team of injured veterans. This May 22, the veteran will give back [...]

Lives Changed: World T.E.A.M. Sports’ 2013 Face of America Ride Concludes in Gettysburg

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, May 1, 2013 – The arrival of late afternoon showers failed to dampen the successful conclusion to World T.E.A.M. Sports’ 2013 Face of America ride April 28 at the Seamus Garrahy Farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. With gusty winds blowing across the historic Civil War battlefields, the 500 participants of the [...]

Face of America Riders Pedal North from the Pentagon in First Day of Ride

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Frederick, Maryland, April 27, 2013 – Under bright spring sunshine, nearly 500 riders from 39 states set forth from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia this morning on bicycles, hand cycles and recumbent bicycles. Eight hours later, these individuals arrived in Frederick, Maryland as a cohesive and supportive team of friends looking forward [...]

Rear Admiral Nora Tyson to Send off Face of America Ride

By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, April 24, 2013 – Rear Admiral Nora W. Tyson, a Vice Director of the Joint Staff, will provide words of encouragement and inspiration to the nearly 500 Face of America riders as they begin their 110-mile, two day bicycle ride from Arlington, Virginia to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania April 27. Able-bodied and [...]

The Elegance of Order

By Melissa Grappone, Director of Corporate Communications, APFS Holbrook, New York, April 24, 2013 – Corporal Christopher Levi served in the United States Army Infantry for four years starting in 2004 for two deployments — the first in Afghanistan as an 11C indirect fire infantryman from October 2006 to March 2007, followed by a tour [...]

Participating Veterans Bring Meaning to Face of America Ride

by Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, April 22, 2013 – Participants in the April 26-28, 2013 Face of America ride from World T.E.A.M. Sports will come from 39 states from coast to coast, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and several Canadian provinces. These athletes include disabled veterans, active duty military, retired military, civilians and youth. [...]

Canadian Veterans Joining World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America Inclusive Bike Ride

By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, April 12, 2013 – Seven veterans from the Canadian Armed Forces’ Soldier On program have accepted an invitation to travel to Washington this month to participate in World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America bicycle ride April 26-28. Sponsored in part by American Portfolios Financial Services, the Canadian Armed Forces [...]

Iraq War Veteran Colonel Gregory Gadson to Participate in Face of America Ride

By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, April 11, 2013 – Iraq War veteran and a star of the 2012 theatrical film “Battleship,” Army COL Gregory Gadson is returning to World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America ride this month as keynote speaker for the non-profit’s April 26 commemorative dinner in Arlington. The Chesapeake, Virginia native is a [...]