STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bryce Cherryholmes, a retired workers sergeant within the U.S. Marine Corps and ambassador for the nationwide nonprofit SoldierStrong, might be acknowledged because the “Hero of the Game” by the Miami Marlins when the Major League Baseball workforce hosts the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 19 at loanDepot park.
“Every Monday home game this season, the Miami Marlins Foundation, in conjunction with a local retailer, pay tribute to U.S. military veterans for their service and selfless dedication,” mentioned SoldierStrong co-founder and chairman Chris Meek. “Bryce is a shining example of the courage and sacrifice exhibited by so many brave men and women in defense of our freedom.”
Cherryholmes served in Iraq and Afghanistan the place he sustained a number of accidents throughout eight years of a number of deployments. Those accidents resulted in extreme and debilitating continual ache. These accidents resulted in a four-level spinal fusion, adopted by subsequent surgical procedures to alleviate the ache. Complications from one in every of these have left him as a T3 full paraplegic with a 5-percent likelihood of strolling once more.
With the assistance of a SoldierSuit, the signature gadget that SoldierStrong donates to Veterans Affairs hospitals throughout the nation, Cherryholmes has reaped the bodily and emotional advantages of with the ability to stand, stroll and take pleasure in on a regular basis actions. SoldierSuit exoskeletons are used within the rehabilitation of paralyzed people who expertise mobility setbacks from strokes, spinal wire, and traumatic mind accidents to assist them regain the flexibility to face and stroll once more. SoldierStrong, a nonprofit devoted to connecting veterans with revolutionary medical know-how to assist them take their subsequent steps in life after service, has donated 29 SoldierSuits to medical amenities since its inception.
“SoldierStrong appreciates the Miami Marlins Foundation for recognizing the service of our nation’s heroes, and Bryce in particular,” Meek mentioned. “We believe his story of facing and overcoming daunting obstacles will inspire others to achieve their full potential.”
To date, SoldierStrong has donated $5.2 million in state-of-the-art medical units to particular person veterans and VA medical facilities, together with hyper-advanced prosthetics, digital actuality {hardware} and software program, often called BraveMind, to help within the therapy of post-traumatic stress, and the iBOT PMD ® powered wheelchair.
About SoldierStrong
SoldierStrong helps American patriots actually take their subsequent steps ahead. Through academic scholarships and by harnessing revolutionary know-how in superior rehabilitation, we assist returning service males and ladies proceed shifting in the one route they need to know – ahead. Nearly each greenback SoldierStrong receives goes towards assist of American patriots in order that they will re-acclimate to civilian life.Our group works to remind veterans who’ve sacrificed a lot that we’re perpetually grateful. For extra info, go to http://www.soldierstrong.org/
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