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Source: Brianna 1xbet sports betting , 785-532-1490, bnelson@k-state.edu
1xbet sports betting release prepared by: Jane Marshall, 785-532-1519, jpm2@k-state.edu
1xbet sports betting , Oct. 7, 2010
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND SECURITY OF MILITARY FAMILIES FEATURES PRESENTATION BY 1xbet sports betting FORT RILEY SOLDIERS
MANHATTAN -- 1xbet sports betting soldiers, 1xbet sports betting stories of life and death.
One is Capt. Joshua Mantz: felled by a sniper in Baghdad in 2007, technically dead. 1xbet sports betting flatlined for 15 minutes before medical teams revived him. "I could feel myself starting to die," 1xbet sports betting said.
The other is Maj. Jeff Hall: two tours in Iraq, lost troops. 1xbet sports betting and his wife, Sheri, faced another deadly type of military trauma: suicide, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mantz and the Halls will share their personal journeys of trauma and resilience at the second annual Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families lecture. Combat Stress: Redefining the &1xbet sports betting ;Wounded&1xbet sports betting ; Warrior and Family will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room at Kansas State University. The lecture is open to the public.
1xbet sports betting and Hall are currently stationed with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort 1xbet sports betting .
Mantz was leader of a scout platoon in the 1-8 Calvary when 1xbet sports betting and his men were hit by an enemy sniper using high-powered, armor-piercing bullets. A hit to his right thigh severed the femoral artery. Five months later 1xbet sports betting returned to Iraq to complete his tour.
Currently, 1xbet sports betting is the aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. David Petersen, deputy commanding general -- rear of the 1st Infantry Division. Mantz speaks about his experience throughout the country and has been featured on CNN, Fox News and BBC Radio, and in the New York Times and other newspapers.
1xbet sports betting lives in Milford with 1xbet sports betting wife, Katie, and stepson, Xander.
Hall commanded A Battery 4-1FA out of Fort Riley. Following his second deployment to Iraq, in which 1xbet sports betting said 1xbet sports betting lost troops and a clear sense of mission, Hall became increasingly angry, began pushing away his family, and contemplated suicide until his commanding officer helped him get treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
1xbet sports betting had the strength to seek help and today serves as the director of the Resilience Campus at Fort Riley. 1xbet sports betting has been awarded the Bronze Star.
Sheri 1xbet sports betting was a family readiness group adviser for two yearlong deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The couple has been involved with Defense Centers of Excellence programs addressing the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. They work closely with the Real Warriors Campaign helping to break down the walls of stigma associated with getting treatment for the disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Sheri 1xbet sports betting 's awards include the Molly Pitcher Award and the Commander's Service Award. The Halls have two teenage daughters: Tami, 17, and Courtney, 16.
K-State's Institute for the Health and Security of Military 1xbet sports betting in the College of Human Ecology is the primary sponsor of the annual lecture.
&1xbet sports betting ;Capt. Mantz and Maj. and Mrs. Hall made use of the extensive health tools -- physical and psychological -- and resources available for service members and their families,&1xbet sports betting ; said Briana Nelson Goff, director of the institute and associate dean of the College of Human Ecology. &1xbet sports betting ;Today they are advocates for soldier and family wellness and the need for emotional health support for all service members and their families.&1xbet sports betting ;