Tim Smith and, 151–52
treatment of, 270–71
veterans’ lobbying for more attention to, 188
Poudrier, Joel, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 121, 122
PTSD. See post-traumatic stress disorder
Pugh, Bob, 57
Rashid, Yasmina, 214
Red Cross, 5, 21, 156, 219
Reilly, Tom, 35, 38
Ribinskas, Ryan, 269–70
Ride 2 Recovery, 186–87, 191, 193
Rieckhoff, Paul, 188–89, 192, 236
Roberts, Nick, 80
Rosenberger, Sergeant, 78, 79, 181, 220
Rostirolla, Georgia, 168, 169, 172, 174, 175–76, 177, 178, 199, 281
Russell, Sam, 87
Rwanda, refugee camps in, 64–65
St. Louis Rams football team, 243
Sartor, Margaret, 61
Selke, Richard, 227, 228
Selke, Susan. See Hunt (later Selke), Susan
service projects. See community service programs
Shinseki, Eric, 189
Shia Revival, The (Nasr), 128–29
Shop Class as Soulcraft (Crawford), 196
Sisters of Charity AIDS clinic, Haiti, 15, 17, 18
Smith, Anthony, 244–45, 253
Smith, Ian, 197–200, 201, 236, 242, 243
Smith, Tim, 150–56, 157, 158, 201, 279–80
Smith, Zack, 211
Special Warfare Combatant-Craft (SWCC), Thailand, 33, 35, 36, 38–40, 42–44, 45, 87, 129–30
Stonecraft, Pete, 45–46
Storm the Hill sessions, 188, 189, 191, 192, 194
suicidal thoughts and suicide
Clay Hunt and, 187, 188, 208, 221, 228–29
Ian Smith and, 199
Mike Pereira and, 174–75, 236
Mission Continues message on, 239
Neil Landsberg and, 272, 273, 275, 276
Taylor, Jack, 156
Teach For America, 133, 240
Team Rubicon (TR)
Chile relief work of, 194, 211, 215
Clay’s funeral and, 235–37
Clay’s legacy to, 238–39
domestic disasters and, 237–38, 247–49
Drip-Drop oral rehydration solution and, 214, 215
formation of, 9
funding of, 250–51, 270
Haiti relief work of, 9, 10–12, 26, 27, 190, 192, 193, 208, 214, 221, 222–23, 248
Hurricane Sandy (New York City) relief work of, 267–70, 271
Jake’s later work with, 211–12, 215, 219
Kai’s later work with, 209, 212–13
limits to potential of, 211–12
media articles on, 25
Memorial Day service of, 272–73
mental health counseling offered by, 271–72, 273–76
Mission Continues and, 208–9
naming of, 7–8
nightly debrief with, 15–17
Pakistan relief work of, 213, 214–15, 222, 248
Pelak’s work with, 222, 224, 236, 237, 247–48, 267–68, 270, 272, 275–76
possible later missions of, 225–26, 234
as relief model, 25–26
tornado and typhoon relief missions of, 247–49, 272, 273–75, 276
veterans’ involvement in, 248–49
Teresa, Mother, clinics, 15, 17, 18, 32, 64
Thucydides, 38–39, 124
Tillman, Pat, 72, 73
Travis Manion Foundation and fellowship, 124, 147, 154
Trotter, Mathew, 147, 157
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, tornado, 247–49
Universities Rebuilding America Partnership (URAP), 125–26
Van Dahlen, Barbara, 270–71, 273
veterans
community service work by, 149–50, 287
as early Mission Continues fellows, 145, 147–48
Give an Hour’s counseling for, 270, 273, 274, 276
Greitens’s visit with, 134–36, 137
interest in public sector work by, 136, 148, 205, 263–64
jobs for, 280
Joining Forces initiative for, 200, 206–7
loyalty to fellow soldiers by, 135, 141
Mission Continues support for, 137
problems of returning veterans, 45, 136, 137, 205
survey (2009) of, 205–6
veterans’ advocacy for services for, 188–89, 191–93
war stories of, 139–40
Veterans Administration (VA), 24, 110, 148, 152, 154, 156, 175, 184, 186, 188, 189, 191–92, 200, 212, 215–16, 219, 222, 223–24, 225, 229, 236, 280
Vietnam veterans, 142, 188, 191, 236, 269, 280
Vietnam war, 126
Walinsky, Adam, 126–31, 133, 203
Washington, Mike, Jr., 113, 269, 270, 273
Washington, Mike, Sr. (“Top”), 269–70, 271, 272
Washington University, 146, 153, 156, 252, 279–80
Weber, Mark, 259–61, 277, 278, 284–85
Whatcom Community College Veterans Club, 175, 176, 177
Wheeler (soldier), 116, 117
Wherry (soldier), 85–86
White House fellowship, of Greitens, 88, 97, 122, 125–28, 133
Windsor, Nathan, 85–86, 99, 101, 109, 180–81, 272
Wofford, Harris, 126, 133–34
Wood, Christy, 68–70, 72
Wood, Jake
Afghanistan service of, 112–17, 247
blog of, 6–7, 8, 84, 111, 190
boot camp and, 74–75, 77
childhood of, 69–70, 72
Chilean relief work of, 211
Clay’s friendship with, 24–25, 26–27, 76–77, 100, 108–111, 180, 182–83, 186, 189–90, 193, 209, 212, 218, 220–22, 223, 225–26, 236–37
Clay’s suicide and, 233–34, 235, 249, 250, 261, 262
decision to enlist by, 73–74
Drip-Drop oral rehydration solution work of, 215, 219, 225, 234–35, 238
education of, 67, 70–71, 72–73, 105
first meeting between McNulty and, 9–10
foot injury of, 7, 16, 67, 68–69, 73–74, 84, 110, 209
football career of, 67–69, 70–72, 73
Haitian relief work of, 3–26, 189–90, 192, 193, 208, 235, 250, 269
Hurricane Sandy (New York City) relief work and, 268–69, 270
interest in military by, 72–73
Iraq service of, 3–4, 6–7, 9–10, 15–16, 77–86, 89, 99–100, 114
as leader, 9–10, 14
marriage to Indra, 262
MBA as goal of, 4, 5, 7, 26, 212, 215, 219, 235
Mission Continues and, 26–27, 209
Pakistan relief work of, 213, 215
physical appearance of, 4–5, 68, 73, 74, 75
PTSD of, 249–50, 252, 261, 270–71, 276
reaction to earthquake damage by, 14–15
sniper training of, 110, 111
Team Rubicon (TR) as relief model and, 25–26
TR naming by, 7–8
TR’s later work and, 211–12, 215, 219, 222, 237–39, 247, 248–49, 261–62, 273, 274
TR’s mental health counseling and, 270–72, 273, 275–76
TR speeches by, 250–52
Windsor’s death and, 85–86
Wood, Jeff, 17, 26, 68–70, 72
Wood, Megan, 70
Wood, Sarah, 70
Wordin, John, 186–87, 193, 216–17
Wordin, Josh, 217
World Health Organization (WHO), 213, 215
Yonkman, Mary, 205–6, 207, 240–41, 253
Young, Natasha (“Tash”)
background of, 253–54
health of, 258, 277
military service of, 253–57
as Mission Continues fellow, 258–61, 277
as Mission Continues recruiter, 27–78, 279, 283–84
personal development curriculum and, 266
Tiffany’s recruitment of, 253, 256–58
Weber’s relationship with, 259–60, 261, 277, 278, 2
84–85
Youth Service America, 134
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Charlie Mike : a true story of heroes who brought their mission home / Joe Klein.—First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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1. Mission Continues (Organization) 2. Disabled veterans—Services for—United States. 3. Volunteers—Training of—United States. 4. Greitens, Eric, date. Wood, Jake, date. United States—Armed Forces—Biography. 7. Veterans—United States—Biography. 8. Philanthropists—United States—Biography. 9. Iraq War, 2003–2011—Veterans—United States. 10. Afghan War, 2001—Veterans—United States. I. Title.
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