05-05-2009, 10:46
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Quiet Professional
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Location: America, the Beautiful
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Wounded Marine Running Keys 100 for SOWF
It’s been nearly three years since an improvised explosive device ended Keith Zeier’s career as a Marine. Doctors told him he would have to use a can to walk for the rest of his life.
Refusing to accept the doctor’s grim assessment, Keith pushed the limits of his rehabilitation, ignoring the pain and refusing to give in to despair.
Keith’s rehabilitation has come so far that he is ready to pay tribute to the Marines who fell beside him in combat and the Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman who helped save his life and the lives of so many others while risking their own lives in the heat of battle.
His tribute is to take on one of the ultimate tests of human endurance, a 100-mile footrace from Key Largo to Key West in the stifling heat and humidity of Florida, May 16th.
Keith also is using the Keys 100 to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the military's special operations community. Its programs include college educations to surviving children of fallen Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operators.
It was the Special OperationsWarrior Foundation’s $2,000 grant that made it possible for his mother to travel to his bedside after he was severely wounded.
Watch the video here:
http://www.specialops.org/news/25678...0-for-SOWF.htm
Donate here:
Keith’s website is www.firstgiving.com/keys100.
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05-05-2009, 11:06
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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
It’s been nearly three years since an improvised explosive device ended Keith Zeier’s career as a Marine. Doctors told him he would have to use a can to walk for the rest of his life.
Refusing to accept the doctor’s grim assessment, Keith pushed the limits of his rehabilitation, ignoring the pain and refusing to give in to despair.
Keith’s rehabilitation has come so far that he is ready to pay tribute to the Marines who fell beside him in combat and the Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman who helped save his life and the lives of so many others while risking their own lives in the heat of battle.
His tribute is to take on one of the ultimate tests of human endurance, a 100-mile footrace from Key Largo to Key West in the stifling heat and humidity of Florida, May 16th.
Keith also is using the Keys 100 to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the military's special operations community. Its programs include college educations to surviving children of fallen Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operators.
It was the Special OperationsWarrior Foundation’s $2,000 grant that made it possible for his mother to travel to his bedside after he was severely wounded.
Watch the video here:
http://www.specialops.org/news/25678...0-for-SOWF.htm
Donate here:
Keith’s website is www.firstgiving.com/keys100. |
What an incredible story! Thank You, WM, for posting this!
A true American Warrior that lives with the spirit of, "Never Quit, Never Give-Up!" 
Wish him the best of luck, in all his persuits!
Holly
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05-05-2009, 14:45
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Guerrilla
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Amazing. Thank you for posting this.
This is what sets American Military men apart from the rest.
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05-05-2009, 16:33
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Adapt and over come?,....
you can always count on a warrior!
Excellent!
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05-05-2009, 16:42
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JJ,
Isn't this young man going to be starting in your neck of the area? 
GB TFS 
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05-05-2009, 16:58
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Truly inspiring, go for it Marine!
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05-05-2009, 17:48
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Location: 18 yrs upstate NY, 30 yrs South Florida, 20 yrs Conch Republic, now chasing G-Kids in NOVA & UK
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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS
JJ,
Isn't this young man going to be starting in your neck of the area?
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Yes,, gotta get home next week to see what we can do..
Currently in DC spoiling G-kids,, very wet & soggy..
They will start in Key Largo,, MM 100.
We live on Big Pine Key,, MM 30
Key West is MM 0
I Love these kids...
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05-13-2009, 18:29
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Quiet Professional
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Sgt. Zeier will be on Fox News morning show, Fox & Friends, tomorrow, May 14 to discuss his fund-raising efforts for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
I just checked and Keith has donations of just short of 33,000 USD...
In case you have a mind to round up that number...
http://www.firstgiving.com/keys100
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05-13-2009, 19:52
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SF Candidate
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Location: Florida
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Crossfit.com has a link to this in their WOD. After viewing, was on my way here to post it. Glad it was already put up since the run is 3 days out.
I wish him luck, and will be gettting the cc out to throw down a donation.
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