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Leaving the AOR on their own terms

Retired Marine Sgt. Hubert Gonzalez helps retired Spc. Justin Lane onto a U.S. Air Force C-130, April 3, 2018, during an Operation Proper Exit mission departing from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia enroute to Bagram, Afghanistan. OPE, an initiative of the Troops First Foundation was facilitated and designed with a goal to better the quality of life for combat-wounded service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)
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Leaving the AOR on their own terms

Brig. Gen. Stephen Radulski (right), 28th Infantry Division Deputy Commander – Operations, Task Force Spartan; and Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Strathmeyer (left) served as hosts for an Operation Proper Exit town hall event here April 3, 2018. Wounded Warriors participating in the event are, from left: Retired Sgt. Franz Walkup, retired Staff Sgt. John Hosea, Sgt. Jonathan Harmon, retired Staff Sgt. Jaymes Poling, Medal of Honor recipient retired Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, retired Spc. Justin Lane, Retired Marine Sgt. Hubert Gonzalez and Navy Cmdr. William Danchanko. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Palermo)
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Wounded warriors return to Craig Joint Theater Hospital

U.S. Army Master Sgt. (retired) Leroy Petry, Medal of Honor recipient, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 16, 2016. Petry was one of six wounded warriors to participate in Operation Proper Exit, a program that returns battle-wounded service members to theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Wounded warriors return to Craig Joint Theater Hospital

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry, Operation Proper Exit wounded warrior, returns to the bed she occupied while a patient at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a return visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 16, 2016. Hockenberry was wounded in August 2014 during an attack in Kabul and went through the CJTH before being medically evacuated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Wounded warriors return to Afghanistan to find closure

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, left, returns from taking Wounded Warriors to Afghanistan as part of Operation Proper Exit on Nov. 2, 2014. Operation Proper Exit, part of the Troops First Foundation, provides the opportunity for wounded warriors to return to the battle space, share their experiences – both good and bad – and most importantly, leave the theater on their own terms. (U.S. Air Force photo byTech. Sgt. Jared Marquis)
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