Thoughts from a Newcomer to the NDTA/SDDC Symposium in Dallas

摘要

I am not a runner. Sure, I walk 20 minutes on the treadmill a few times a week . . . but running? Not a chance! But in early February, I decided to run a 5K. Not one of the dozens planned near my home outside New York City. I wanted to run in NDTA's 5K fundraiser in Dallas seven weeks later, to support Camp Hope. Camp Hope is a cause that is near and dear to me. It is a 170-acre farm in southeastern Missouri, where war-wounded Soldiers can explore and enjoy the outdoors, bond with fellow injured Soldiers, and heal through the power of nature. Gold Star dad and HQ SDDC employee, Will White, founded Camp Hope in 2007, a few months after his son, Pfc Christopher Neal White, a 23-year-old Marine, was killed in Iraq. White's Camp Hope honors the fallen by helping the wounded.