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The
Goal of the Texas Honor Ride
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Jason March
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The
Brooke Army Medical Center, BAMC (pronounced
'bam-see') is
part of the San Antonio Military Medical
Center (SAMMC)
located on-base, at Fort Sam Houston in
San Antonio, Texas. BAMC is one of two
highly specialized military trauma hospitals
that serves the needs of very critically
wounded soldiers. BAMC is also the US
military’s burn trauma center. The
doctors, specialists, staff and facilities
at BAMC are among the best in the world and
paid for by the US Government with our tax
dollars.
Wounded troops assigned to BAMC
often
spend
long periods of time recovering
from their injuries. A majority of them
spend more than one year recovering at the
facility. The wounded warriors must stay
(live) very close to BAMC’s 24-hour
facility and staff in case complications
from their injuries develop. This allows
easy access for their daily doctor visits
and rehabilitation requirements.
BAMC physicians have discovered that, during
these extended recovery periods, patients
recover much faster when the patient’s
primary family members can help
support and encourage the warrior in their
rehabilitation efforts in a non-hospital
environment. This “specific need” of a
non-hospital environment and providing for
their families to stay with them is not funded by the US
Government or our tax dollars.
Most find it impossible to afford the extra costs
associated with this “specific need.”
Our
Goal as the Texas Honor Ride is to help
these families provide support to our
Wounded Warriors. Simply stated:
To honor, directly help and improve
the quality of life of wounded warriors
and their families who are recovering at
the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in
San Antonio, Texas.
The Warrior Family Support Center –
WFSC (formerly known as the Soldier
Family Assistance Center - SFAC) is an on-base, non-profit (donation
based) organization who’s mandate is to
provide a “safe” environment away from
the hospital environment (but on-base and
very near BAMC) for the wounded warriors'
families to be directly and intimately
involved in their rehabilitation.
WFSC directly supports and attends
to the day-to-day, non-medical (non-funded)
“specific needs” of recovering wounded
troops and their families at BAMC.
100% of the THR profits, plus all donated
and purchased items not consumed or
auctioned at THR fundraising, events go
directly to WFSC at BAMC. Please join the growing group of
Supporters
of
the THR mission. Your donation will directly
help support our wounded warriors and their
families recovering at BAMC from the extreme
sacrifice they have made on our behalf. The
sooner we receive your donation
the more impact it will have in raising
additional support for the THR mission.
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