What is your cause?

Wounded Warrior Project.

Mission:

To honor and empower wounded warriors.

Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) exists to honor and empower wounded warriors who incurred service-connected injures on or after September 11, 2001. On that date, America watched in horror as approximately 3,000 people died including hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers.

The tragic events of Sept. 11 are often the reason warriors say they felt a sense of duty to volunteer for the military. These individuals chose to defend our country, and that is why we honor them.

Sept. 11 also served as a catalyst for conflicts Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Operation Iraqi Freedom refers to military operations in Iraq that began March 19, 2003 and officially ended August 31, 2010. Operation Enduring Freedom refers to combat operations in Afghanistan and other regions in support of the Global War on Terror. 

With advancements in battlefield medicine and body armor, an unprecedented percentage of service members are surviving severe wounds or injuries. For every U.S. soldier killed in World Wars I and II, there were 1.7 soldiers wounded. In Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, for every U.S. soldier killed, seven are wounded. Combined, there have been almost 42,000 injured in the two conflicts – nearly 32,000 injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom and nearly 10,000 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

With the mission to honor and empower wounded warriors, WWP is the hand extended to encourage warriors as they adjust to their new normal and achieve new triumphs. Offering a variety of programs and services, WWP is equipped to serve warriors with every type of injury – from the physical to the invisible wounds of war.

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My heart goes out to every kind of organization relating to military, navy, marine, and air force. Military has been in my family for generations. My father has retired in 2000 from army. My twin brother has been in Ranger for three years, and he has been recently deployed to Afghanistan. Ever since, he has been joined the military. I always get goosebump or lump in the throat when I hear our country anthem plays or stories about army coming home changed. There are many reasons why I choose this cause. It is very special to me. I am proud to say I am one proud army sister. On the other hand, I am signing up for Tough Mudder, and I am hoping to create a team as we will do this event together. It is 10 miles run with 21 obstacles. All of the money will goes to Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Let me know if you are interests. I believe it will be a great cause and experience!

What's your cause?

Where's Waldo?

In other words, what has Miss Deaf Oklahoma Ambassador  been up to?

     Since I have been crowned as Miss Deaf Oklahoma Ambassador, I have been honored to be apart of several events. First event, I was invited to God's Family Community Church in Lawton, Oklahoma to performed my talent and celebrated their 10th anniversary as a church. I enjoyed seeing old friends.
     During Deaf Pride week, I was invited to Larry White's church along with other churches to celebrate Deaf Pride week. Nick Jungheim shares God's word from the Book of Mark 7:31-37. It was a powerful message. It truly changed my perspective of what my purpose is  as a deaf person. I was able to share my testimony of how I have become who I am today. Next day, I was honored to performed at Oklahoma State Fair to celebrate Deaf Awareness Day. After my performance, I was invited, at the last minute to performed with other during their skit. I was truly honored and it was a very exciting experiences!
     Recently, I was invited to an annual COADHI's spaghetti dinner event. At this  event, I  felt it was my first actual event.  I give my first presentation in front of the crowds about what I have been doing, and shared about the cause I  support .  I was able to share how I am human just like them, and I believe it is a good reminder for them to feel safe, not to looking up to me like something other then a  role model, who is human just like them and makes mistakes.

There you have it. 

Keep your eye out for next events I am partaking.