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Congressional Testimony from Jun 15, 2006. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Doc Bob as lead witness. Public response to the events leading up to and the HASC hearing itself from the wife of a fallen Marine. Print Stories

• 11 Ways to Help Our Vets and Troops on 11/11, by Parade Magazine, Nov 9, 2013.
• 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, Sandy Sand, OpEdNews.com, 9 Mar 2007.
• 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, NBC-10 TV Philadelphia, PA, 17 Nov 2006.
• 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,Mark Meaders, Aug 1, 2006
• Cher Visits Troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical CenterSteve 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]

• 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]
• 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.
• 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 Post 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

Audio

• Interview with Chance Austin, Last Chance Medicine Show, WLVR-FM, 14 Apr 2015.
• Interview with Al Franken, 19 Jan 07 (Audio MP3, 2MB)
• Chris and Barbara are Leading Ladies, Matt and Ramona Show, Link 107.9 Charlotte, NC, Jun 30, 2006
• 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, Karin Mallett, May 2007
• KEX Radio Interview with video, 25 May 2007
• Comcast Tonight, CN8, Janelle Wolfe, 5 Feb 2007
• Weaponology – Body Armor Military Channel, 30 Jan 2007 [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]
• 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]
• 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
• San Diego Local News features Shannan Limon and 10,000RV, July 3, 2006, KFMB-TV
• 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)

Fact Sheets

• Operation Helmet Factsheet

Reports

• OSD Operational Test and Evaluation report, 13 Mar 07 20070313132832514.pdf 90 pages
• Dr Meaders of OpHelmet letter pointing out above report’s flaws Krieg-test-results-18Mar07.pdf

• Congressional Testimony from Jun 15, 2006
• Blunt Head Injury Protection for Paratroopers from US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, March 2005
• Traumatic Brain Injury in the War Zone, Susan Okie, M.D., ©2005 New England Journal of Medicine
• Blunt Impact Performance Characteristics of the ACH and PASGT Helmets from US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, August 2005
• Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) Blast Injury
• The Mechanism of Blast Injury from emedicine.com

Correspondence

• Letter from Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld