Operation Proper Exit

U.S. Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco, visits Craig Joint Theater Hospital medical staff during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. The program is intended to gain a sense of commonality and pride for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. Marrocco talked about his experience and injuries while deployed. Marrocco is currently retired and a native of Staten Island, New York. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation Proper Exit

U.S. Army Soldiers visit Craig Joint Theater Hospital medical staff to thank them for their support during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. The program is intended to gain a sense of pride and closure for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation Proper Exit

Airmen from the Craig Joint Theater Hospital escort U.S. Army Ret. Sgt. Brendan Marrocco during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. Operation Proper Exit allows soldiers who were injured in the line of duty to return to the area, come to terms with what happened, find closure, and leave again, this time on their own terms. Marrocco is currently retired and a native of Staten Island, New York. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released) (Image cropped)

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(Left) U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Navarro, reviews his x-rays with medical staff from Craig Joint Theater Hospital during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. The program is intended to gain a sense of pride and closure for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. Navarro talked about his experience and injuries while deployed to Afghanistan. He is currently retired and a native of Pomona, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Airmen from Craig Joint Theater Hospital gather around U.S. Army Ret. Sgt. Maj. Colin Rich during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. Operation Proper Exit is intended to gain a sense of pride and closure for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. Rich is currently retired a native of New Boston, Massachusetts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation Proper Exit

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Ben, speaks with the medical staff of Craig Joint Theater Hospital during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. Operation Proper Exit allows soldiers who were injured in the line of duty to return to the area, come to terms with what happened, find closure, and leave again, this time on their own terms. Ben is currently retired a and a native of Sturgeon, Missouri. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation Proper Exit

U.S. Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco, visits Craig Joint Theater Hospital medical staff during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. The program is intended to gain a sense of pride and closure for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. Marrocco talked about his experience and injuries while deployed. Marrocco is currently retired and a native of Staten Island, New York. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation Proper Exit

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. speaks to Craig Joint Theater Hospital medical staff during Operation Proper Exit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 28, 2014. The program is intended to gain a sense pride and closure for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. Olson is currently on active duty and is a native of Spokane, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Operation proper exit at Bagram

Published May 30, 2014
By Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
455th Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Wounded Warriors visited Airmen at Craig Joint Theater Hospital during Operation Proper Exit. The program is intended to gain a sense of commonality and pride for soldiers severely injured in the line of duty.