SSgt Tanner Iskra 6788464 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-568611"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Borne+the+Battle+%23231%3A+Army+Combat+Veteran+Amputee%2C+CEO+of+Halfaker+and+Associates%2C+Dawn+Halfaker&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ABorne the Battle #231: Army Combat Veteran Amputee, CEO of Halfaker and Associates, Dawn Halfaker%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="515236eaf2f4f7d28b5360731e852e00" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/568/611/for_gallery_v2/51d66e53.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/568/611/large_v3/51d66e53.png" alt="51d66e53" /></a></div></div>Synopsis: Halfaker graduated from West Point in 2001, and since then, she has gone on to accomplish many great things. In this episode of Borne the Battle, she spoke on a few of her many accomplishments:<br />-Overcoming adversity despite suffering a permanent injury while serving in Iraq<br />-Serving as a military liaison to the House Armed Services Committee<br />-Working for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at a time when the agency developed groundbreaking new technologies<br />-Bringing an important woman’s perspective to the Wounded Warrior Project as its board’s chairwoman<br />-Being part of a VA committee that fundamentally reshaped how VA provides care for its wounded Veterans.<br /><br />Listen to the podcast here: <a target="_blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">e_-uV33J</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Borne the Battle #231: Army Combat Veteran Amputee, CEO of Halfaker and Associates, Dawn Halfaker 2021-03-02T08:57:27-05:00 SSgt Tanner Iskra 6788464 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-568611"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Borne+the+Battle+%23231%3A+Army+Combat+Veteran+Amputee%2C+CEO+of+Halfaker+and+Associates%2C+Dawn+Halfaker&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ABorne the Battle #231: Army Combat Veteran Amputee, CEO of Halfaker and Associates, Dawn Halfaker%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-231-army-combat-veteran-amputee-ceo-of-halfaker-and-associates-dawn-halfaker" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="08977533dd8749e9fc70b86ab356ddf9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/568/611/for_gallery_v2/51d66e53.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/568/611/large_v3/51d66e53.png" alt="51d66e53" /></a></div></div>Synopsis: Halfaker graduated from West Point in 2001, and since then, she has gone on to accomplish many great things. In this episode of Borne the Battle, she spoke on a few of her many accomplishments:<br />-Overcoming adversity despite suffering a permanent injury while serving in Iraq<br />-Serving as a military liaison to the House Armed Services Committee<br />-Working for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at a time when the agency developed groundbreaking new technologies<br />-Bringing an important woman’s perspective to the Wounded Warrior Project as its board’s chairwoman<br />-Being part of a VA committee that fundamentally reshaped how VA provides care for its wounded Veterans.<br /><br />Listen to the podcast here: <a target="_blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J">e_-uV33J</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Borne the Battle #231: Army Combat Veteran Amputee, CEO of Halfaker and Associates, Dawn Halfaker 2021-03-02T08:57:27-05:00 2021-03-02T08:57:27-05:00 SFC Melvin Brandenburg 6788500 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great post Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Mar 2 at 2021 9:15 AM 2021-03-02T09:15:28-05:00 2021-03-02T09:15:28-05:00 PVT Mark Zehner 6788594 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thank you! Response by PVT Mark Zehner made Mar 2 at 2021 9:56 AM 2021-03-02T09:56:42-05:00 2021-03-02T09:56:42-05:00 SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth 6788598 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Excellent share brother <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1662524" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1662524-ssgt-tanner-iskra">SSgt Tanner Iskra</a> Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Mar 2 at 2021 9:57 AM 2021-03-02T09:57:53-05:00 2021-03-02T09:57:53-05:00 Capt Brandon Charters 6789159 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I can tell that serving next to Dawn had to be quite the experience for her fellow Soldiers. <br />Great episode <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1662524" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1662524-ssgt-tanner-iskra">SSgt Tanner Iskra</a>! Response by Capt Brandon Charters made Mar 2 at 2021 1:36 PM 2021-03-02T13:36:14-05:00 2021-03-02T13:36:14-05:00 Wayne Soares 6814161 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks Sgt Iskra Response by Wayne Soares made Mar 11 at 2021 8:58 AM 2021-03-11T08:58:50-05:00 2021-03-11T08:58:50-05:00 Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen 6826416 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for sharing. Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Mar 15 at 2021 8:33 PM 2021-03-15T20:33:51-04:00 2021-03-15T20:33:51-04:00 2021-03-02T08:57:27-05:00