Ed and Mary with Jason Pak
Jason Pak lost both of his legs last December in an IED while in
Afghanistan. He is still recovering at Walter Reed but was released
for this weekend to come to Orlando! Jason played today with
the Warriors Golf Event on Monday, July 29. We had the honor to meet him and many other Wounded Warriors today at the Fairways For Warriors Golf Event and Luncheon held at the Golden Bear Club in Windermere, FL. (http://fairwaysforwarriors.org/) 1LT Jason Pak entered military
service being commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the
United States Military Academy at West Point in 2011. His military
education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and Ranger
School. He holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering. He was a member of
the West Point Soccer Team. Jason served as a Platoon Leader in 4/SBCT,
2nd Infantry Division in Afghanistan (near Kandahar). Jason is
recovering at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Take a look at this video of Colonel’s Pak retirement recently.
COL Danny McKnight, U.S. Army (Ret.)
One of the speakers at today's Event was our very own National Spokesperson, COL Danny McKnight, U.S. Army (Ret.) of "Black Hawk Down" renown. COL loves being with these heroes and spoke of their need to decompress and how their inability to do so has some dire consequences.
Wounded Warrior William Castillo and Mary
It was such a great joy to be reunited with Wounded Warrior, Purple heart recipient William Castillo. In 2010 Operation Safety 91 had taken William to New Hope Christian Academy in Minneola, FL (http://operationsafety91.blogspot.com/2010/04/os91-brings-us-hero-william-castillo-to.html) to speak to the students who absolutely loved him. It was a grand reunion with William and his dear wife, Katherine, his devoted wife.
Wounded Warrior Lito Santos speaks
Group photo of attendees
When all is said and done, OS91 offers our heartfelt congratulations to Fairways For Warrors' Tom Underdown, who is helping our Military heroes, whose need is overwhelming. Thank you so much to our very own Board Member, Al Haslam, who is a loved and honored member of this group and who connected us. Of course, we took advantage of this opportunity to hand out Psalm 91 cards. Below is a picture of one of our Veterans who told us that he had a Psalm 91 card years ago and prayed it daily when he was deployed. "Wouldn't be without it!"
"Wouldn't be without it!"
