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Congressional Testimony
from Jun 15, 2006. House Armed Services Subcommittee on
Tactical Air and Land Forces,
Public response o the events leading up to
and the HASC hearing itself from the wife of a fallen Marine.
Granddad goes to war against crummy helmets , by
John Donnelly, Reporter, KRIV Fox 26, Houston, TX, May 30,
2012.
He's on a mission to build better helmets ,
LINDSAY PEYTON
, Houston Chronicle, May 10, 2011
Serving to protect by Lindsay Wise, Houston Chronicle,
Dec 4, 2010.
Local soldier helps raise money for helmet pads to save lives ,
by Lauren
Seabrook, KTKA 49 News, Jun 11, 2010.
Operation Helmet by Brandy Nance, Emporia Gazette, Jun 9,
2010
Helmet experiments aim to limit GIs' brain injuries ,
By Elizabeth Allen- San Antonio Express-News, Nov 26, 2008
Troops Spend
Their Own Cash for the Best Gear , By PATRIK JONSSON, The Christian Science Monitor ,
March 8, 2008.
Moose Couple
Spearheads $35,000+ In Fundraising for Iraq Troops' Helmet Liners
CHRISTOPHER RUVO Bucks County (PA) Courier Times, 18 Jul 2007.
A Safe
Investment , Michael Peterson, NW Herald, 28 May 2007
Treating war's 'silent injury',
Tony Perry, LA Times, 11 Apr 07
A Shock Wave of Brain Injuries ,
Ronald Glasser, Washington Post 8 Apr 07
Competition
helps raise money for helmet inserts ,
Clarence Plank , MTSU Sidelines, 2 Apr 07
Military mom sends gifts of love to troops
, Mark I. Johnson, Daytona Beach News Journal, 24 Mar 07.
Boot drive to raise funds for fitted helmets ,
Ron Maloney ,
The Gazette-Enterprise,
Seguin, TX, 15 Mar 2007.
Military prodded on brain injuries ,
Gregg
Zoroya , USA TODAY, 9 Mar 2007.
OpEd - Operation Helmet: The Life You Save May Save Another ,
Conroe man receives DAR award ,
Howard Roden , Houston Community Courier, 15 Dec 2006
Preventing brain injuries in war , Les Smith, WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA 28
November 2006. [Video ]
Giving
Thanks to a Soldier (Marine) , Andres Chavez & Diana Martinez, San
Fernando Valley Sun, 23 November 2006
Operation Helmet Raises Money for Lifesaving Padding
The Roger Hedgecock Show ,
KOGO/AM 600, 11 Oct 2006
Marines_to_get_helmet_pads , Vik
Jolly, Orange County (CA) Register, 11 Oct 2006
Local Man Gets His Wish for Soldier Safety ,
Howard Roden, The Courier of Montgomery County, TX, 10 Oct 2006.
Eat a burger, help Marines keep their heads ,
ZAY N. SMITH
SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST, September 14, 2006
OpEd on Operation Helmet ,
Cher Visits Troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Steve Mraz,
Stars and Stripes, July 24, 2006.
Cher at Landstuhl
Todd Goodman,
KaiserslauternAmerican, July 21, 2006.
Cher at Landstuhl Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes, July 13, 2006.
Operation Helmet fits soldiers for war dangers , Carol Megathlin, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, July 7, 2006. [pdf
version ] [Savannah Morning
News ]
Local fundraiser aids American troops , Paul
Gable, The Myrtle Beach Herald, Jul 6, 2006
Nonprofit group pays to upgrade gear for troops in
combat , Joe A Igoe, The
Sun News, Jul 20, 2006
Dr. Hilary Stallings on Nashville's NewsChannel-5 , Jul
6, 2006 [pdf
version ] [
Video ]
Marine reaction to Operation Helmet's push for better helmets ,
Michael S. Woodson, Minstrel Boy, 2 July 2006
Soldier's dad raises funds for helmets ,
Christopher Behnan, DAILY PRESS ARGUS, Jun 30, 2006
Ringing Ears Hear No Evil: Marine SYSCOM's Lightweight Approach
to Head Injury ,
Michael S. Woodson, DefenseWatch, Jun 29, 2006.
How I'm spending my summer vacation ,
Dr Hillary Stallings, Middle Tennessee State University The Record, Jul 3, 2006.
Chris and Barbara are Leading Ladies ,
Matt and Ramona Show, Link 107.9 Charlotte, NC, Jun 30, 2006
Firefighters get $10,000 in donated equipment ,
Master Sgt. Andrew Gates, AF News, Jun 27, 2006. [AF
NEWS ]
Helmpflicht Geschmacks Polizei
Austrian Magazine, Jun 25, 2006
Helmet safety draws scrutiny on Hill , Matthew
Cox, Marine Corps Times staff writer, Jun 19, 2006.
Congressmen blast Marines over helmet padding ,
Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes, Jun 18, 2006.
Cher Storms Capitol Hill to Battle for Better Army Helmets ,
ABC News, Jun 13, 2006
Pentagon holds brain injury data ,
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY, Jun 8, 2006.
Cher's War: Helmet Safety for Troops ,
Washington Post, Jun 1, 2006, Page C3.
America Supports You: Group Helps to Protect Servicemembers ,
9 May 2006, by Capt Steve Alvarez, American Forces Press Service.
The Iraq war's hidden wound , by
Robert Bazell,
NBC News, Apr 26, 2006
Helmet helper seek assistance ,
Santa Maria Times, Oct 18, 2005, by Malia Spencer.
Operation Helmet aims to supply troops with kits
Houston Chronicle, Jun 28, 2005, by Jackie Barker.
Head Injuries Push Improvements In Gear,
Stars and Stripes , Jan 30,
2004, by Sandra Jontz
Press Releases
Operation Helmets Sends 66,000th
Kit ,
12 Sep 2012
David
Spade Joins with Operation Helmet To Help Protect Our
Troops , 12 Mar 2009
Jim and Monica Sexton of Z-Line Designs and Kyle Busch
Support Operation Helmet , 5 Mar 2009
Operation Helmet Receives Broad
Support of the Baton Rouge Community ,
11 May 2007
Operation Helmets Reaches
Milestone - 35,000 kits sent ,
10 Mar 2007
Richmond American Legion Po st 361 , 27 Feb 2007
Dover Group Raises $$ DOUGH
$$ for Our Men and Women Overseas! , Nov 28, 2006
Myrtle Beach ABATE and Rolling Thunder , Oct 9, 2006
Myrtle Beach Golf Fundraiser , Oct 4, 2006
Greenville SC Expo , Sep 9-10, 2006
Myrtle Beach Rolling Thunder, Sep 9, 2006
Cher to donate proceeds from Hummer H2 auction , Oct 3-4, 2006
Operation Helmet Ships 20,000th Kit and Backlog Is 3,537 , Aug 1, 2006
Hudson Ohio Ice Cream Social ,
August 5, 2006
Laser Maker Baseball ,
Raymond, MN, July 29, 2006
Myrtle Beach Holds Fund
Raiser , Myrtle Beach, SC, July 2006
Cher and Operation Helmet Join Forces to Help American Soldiers ,
June 12, 2006
Operation Helmet Founder to Testify Before Congress , Jun 6, 2006
Operation Helmet and AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter ,
Jun 2, 2006
Operation Helmet and America Supports You Salutes
the Troops at the Pentagon Memorial Day Picnic
Operation Helmet and AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter ,
23 Dec 2005
Operation Helmet Seeks Donations to Help Protect U.S. Troops ,
Dec 1, 2005
Interview with Al Franken , 19 Jan 07
(Audio MP3, 2MB)
It Takes A Village Radio ,
interviews Mark Meaders, Aug 12, 2006 (start listening about 20% into the show)
Chris and Barbara are Leading Ladies Interview with Al
Franken on Air America Radio , 1-18-2006 (Audio MP3, 2.8MB)
Interview with Pat Gray, KPRC 950AM (Audio MP3 file, 3.3MB)
Interview with Glenn Beck, Aug 11, 2005 (Audio MP3, 10MB)
Video
Granddad goes to war against crummy helmets , by
John Donnelly, Reporter, KRIV Fox 26, Houston, TX, May 30,
2012.
Operation
Helmet supports Ft Riley Kansas Soldiers , by Stephanie Ramos, WIBW 13 News,
Spring 2010.
Local soldier helps raise money for helmet pads to save lives ,
by Lauren
Seabrook, KTKA 49 News, Jun 11, 2010.
Dan Rather Reports ,
Dan Rather, HDNet, May 5, 2009
WFMZ-TV Interview,
KEX Radio Interview with video ,
Comcast Tonight , CN8,
Janelle Wolfe, 5 Feb 2007
Weaponology - Body Armor
[LoRes
Video ] [HiRes
Video ]
Quakertown (PA)
Family Collects for Operation Helmet , WFMZ-TV, 15 Nov 2006. [Video ]
Family Raises Money for Soldier Helmets , Walter
Perez, WPVI, Philadelphia, PA, 6 December 2006. [Video ]
Preventing brain injuries in war , Les Smith, WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA, 28
November 2006. [Video ]
Program to get better helmets ... Oct 6, 2006, Cynthia Cisneros, KTRK-TV
Houston [Video ]
Curt Weldon, PA-R, on the House Floor
Glenn Beck Update, July 17, 2006, CNN Headline News. [Low
Bandwidth ] [Hi Bandwidth ]
Dr. Hilary Stallings on Nashville's NewsChannel-5 , Jul 6, 2006 [pdf
version ] [Video ]Doc Bob on Fox and Friends, July 5, 2006, FoxNews [Low
Bandwidth ] [Hi Bandwidth ]
CNN News features Shannan Limon and 10,000RV , July 3, 2006, CNN [Low
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San Diego Local News features Shannan Limon and 10,000RV,
July 3, 2006, KFMB-TV [Low
Bandwidth ]
Glenn Beck Program, Jun 28, 2006, CNN [Low
Bandwidth ] [Hi Bandwidth ]
Anderson Cooper 360, Jun 21, 2006, CNN [Low
Bandwidth ] [Hi Bandwidth ]
Doc Bob on local DC station ,
WJLA-7, Jun 16, 2006
Good Morning America, Jun 14, 2006
[Low Bandwidth]
[Hi Bandwidth]
Cher/Doc Bob Interview,
live , Washington Journal C-SPAN.org, Jun 14, 2006 [Video
LoRes ]
Interview with Lou Dobbs , CNN, 18 May 2006 (Video
MPG
Low Quality 1MB)
Interview
with Karin Mallett WFMZ-TV Reading, PA, Apr 28, 2006 (Video MPG
Low Quality 1MB or
High Quality 107MB)
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