LtCol. Tim Maxwell, A Marine we Should Know
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LtCol. Tim Maxwell, a career Infantry Officer, retired from active duty on Friday 26 June, 2009 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Tim Maxwell epitomizes the phrases "Never Quit" and "Taking Care of our Own" that Marines are famous for.
LtCol. Mawell spent over 26 years on active duty in the Marine Corps including three deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. On Oct 7th, 2004, during his final deployment to Iraq, he was seriously wounded by mortar fire when the Forward Operating Base he was working out of was mortared. He suffered a traumatic brain injury when shrapnel tore through the left side of his brain.
As LtCol. Maxwell started the very long road to recovery he realized that being around other wounded Marines helped. He came up with the concept of centralizing the barracks for as many wounded Marines as possible so they could support each other during their recovery through what he called "team healing". The Wounded Warrior Barracks was founded at Camp Lejeune in 2005. In June of 2007 the Marine Corps activated the first Wounded Warrior Battalion (East) at Camp Lejeune followed by Wounded Warrior Battalion (West) at Camp Pendleton shortly after. (Maxwell Hall located at Camp Lejeune is named in his honor).
LtCol. Maxwell's efforts to ensure wounded Marines are properly cared for became the catalyst for initiatives in both the Marine Corps and the Army. The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment and the Army Wounded Transition Units are direct results of his efforts by both services.
LtCol. Maxwell thanks for your service, your efforts will never be forgotten.
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To learn more about LtCol. Maxwell and his efforts to help our Wounded Warriors visit his website sempermax.com/
Posted by Leading Marines.com at 6/26/2009 2:13 PM 
Categories: Taking care of Marines, General Leadership, Marines you should know
Tags: Marine Corps Leadership
Categories: Taking care of Marines, General Leadership, Marines you should know
Tags: Marine Corps Leadership
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