Last may, proud families and friends honored the nearly 350 young men and women from high schools across the Valley who had decided to serve their country.
Positively Colorado: Treatment center helps veterans, first responders with traumatic brain injuries
The Marcus Institute for Brain Health in Aurora is leading the way when it comes to helping veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Author: Gary Shapiro Updated: 7:03 AM MST March 1, 2021
AURORA, Colo. One of the buildings at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora has a sign out front that says The Marcus Institute For Brain Health. It s easy to miss but what they do in that building is not. They change lives.
We re talking about the lives of military veterans and first responders with traumatic brain injuries. Since 2011, more than 3 million men and women have been deployed to combat zones from the United States, and shockingly one in three suffers from a brain injury, or TBI.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) For the past few years, the Gary Sinise Foundation Snowball Express has served the children of fallen military heroes. Normally, there would be smiles and laughter, with Gold Star families being treated like celebrities with a few days at Disneyland. The coronavirus put the brakes on the travel this year, but not the celebrity treatment.
Stars from across the entertainment world shared personal messages this year in a virtual event. I just wanted to wish you a great Snowball Express, said Keanu Reeves. I hope everyone has a great day; Disneyland will be there in the future, said Tom Hanks.