Family R & R

This event is open to active duty (from all services) wounded, injured and ill, their family and/or care provider. A family may be a single warrior or a couple, or a couple with children under 18 living at home.

Meals and lodging will be provided by Wounded Warriors at Nebo, Fredericksburg United Methodist Church and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Other than evening meals, there are no planned activities. This is a weekend for the family to relax and just enjoy being together. Guests will have free access to the Pioneer Museum and The Museum of the Pacific War. There are many art museums, shops, etc. which they can explore or they are free to simply hang out and watch the grass grow.

Guests will arrive in Fredericksburg, TX Friday, May 13. They can check into their lodging after 3pm. Dinner will be at the Methodist Church that evening where they will receive details regarding meals, entertainment, etc. for the weekend. Check out time is 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

To register contact: your Unit Leadership or SRU Chaplain Alexander (503) 261-3757

Enchanted Rock Outing

Active duty military (all branches of the service) in treatment or transition at Fort Sam Houston will meet at a designated area on base, board a bus and travel to Enchanted Rock State Park for a day enjoying the out of doors. You can hike up or around (or both) Enchanted Rock, explore the cave, bird watch or just enjoy being in a beautiful place. Go to their website https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/enchanted-rock for more park information.

Breakfast items will be available upon arrival and lunch will be provided.

Interested parties should contact their Unit leader for more details and/or to sign up. You may also contact SRU Chaplain Alexander (503) 267-3757

NOTE: This event will be held in April. The date will be corrected as soon as the military provides it. Keep checking back if you are interested.

SRU Cadre Day Out

Active duty Cadre in the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Sam Houston will meet at a designated area to begin their day of fun.

Specific details will be provided at a later date.

NOTE: This event will be held in March. The date will be corrected as soon as the military provides it. Keep checking back if you are interested.

Check with your Unit Leadership or Chaplain Alexander (503) 261-3757 for more information and/or to sign up.

Relationship Retreat

This event is open to all active duty wounded, injured and ill warriors in treatment and/or transition in all branches of the military. Attendance is limited to 15 couples. Food and Lodging will be provided by Wounded Warriors at Nebo, Hill Country Church and St Barnabas Episcopal Church.

Couples will attend Chaplain led sessions aimed at identifying potential problems and how to avoid them. The entire weekend is intended to provide tools to strengthen relationships. In addition to the counseling sessions there will be enough free time for couples to practice some of the things covered in class.

Couples will arrive in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon, check into their hotel and later meet for dinner as a group at Hill Country Church. There will be a short ‘Meet and Greet’ session after dinner. Saturday, after breakfast at the hotel, couples will attend two sessions. The afternoon session will be over early enough to provide couples with a ‘Date Night’. Dinner will be hosted and served by St. Barnabas Parish. There will be an optional service Sunday morning or guests may attend a local church of their choice.

Detailed schedule will be provided during the Meet and Greet.

To register contact: your Unit Leadership or SRU Chaplain Alexander (503) 261-3757

SPA DAY

This event is open to care providers of active duty warriors in the Soldier Recovery Unit. Due to Military COVID protocols, attendance is limited to 8 care providers.

Attendees will arrive in Fredericksburg, TX at 9:30 a.m. for a light snack and orientation at Clear River Ice Cream, Bakery & Deli. All attendees will be treated to a massage, manicure and pedicure. Lunch will be provided at West End Pizza. There should also be time to do a little exploring of Main Street shops before heading back to San Antonio and their warrior.

To sign up contact SRU Chaplain Alexander at (503) 261-3757

SRU Event

Active duty military (all branches) in treatment or transition at Fort Sam Houston will meet at a designated area on base to begin their day of fun.

Specific details will be provided at a later date.

NOTE: This event will be held in September. The date will be corrected as soon as the military provides it. Keep checking back if you are interested.

Happenings

Unexpected Blessing

This Memorial Day marked the fourth year Pam and Neal Martin of Fredericksburg, TX, have hosted a gathering at their home in remembrance of those men and women who have sacrificed for our country. Each year attendees are treated to food and entertainment for a donation which is then used to help a small local charity.

This year the Martins involved the Nimitz Rotary Club by asking them to provide some of the best smoked brisket I’ve tasted and for names of organizations to consider for the gift. Wounded Warriors at Nebo ministry was one of several suggestions and ended up being chosen as the recipient of the very generous donation of which, 100% goes into the ministry.

Jimmy Culp, President of Nimitz Rotary Club
presents check to Sharon Massey and Dottie Pieper

Thank you all for your generosity. It’s only because of people like you that we can continue to help those who have sacrificed so much.

God Bless you!

Day Event

Enchanted Rock

FINALLY!! A group of warriors from the Soldiers in Recovery Unit (formally the Warrior Transition Battalion) came to Fredericksburg on Thursday, May20, 2021 for a day “On the Rock”.

Upon arrival they were met by several Wounded Warriors at Nebo team members and greeted with breakfast tacos, homemade cinnamon roles and other breakfast items. We are firm believers that the Army travels on their stomach. It was a perfect day for climbing Enchanted Rock. It was high 60s when they started and mid 70s by lunch time. Those that didn’t want to climb the rock hiked some of the trails around it.

Several team members met our guests at Hondo’s on Main in Fredericksburg for lunch. All of the climbers were wearing big smiles and said they had really enjoyed “The Rock Area” and were grateful for the day out. It was a treat to visit and get to know them a little.

SSG Pantaleon Montes was gracious enough to share photos he took while exploring the Enchanted Rock area. See all the photos he shared by following this link http://wwnebo.org/photos.

Special thanks go to the following: Brad Findley who donated the breakfast tacos, Hondo’s on Main who gave us a discount, Tammi Searles who made the cinnamon rolls and of course to all of the Wounded Warriors at Nebo team members who participated in organizing and executing this event.

Enchanted Rock Outing

Active duty military in treatment or transition at Fort Sam Houston will meet at a designated area on base, board a bus and travel to Enchanted Rock State Park for a day enjoying the out of doors. You can hike up or around (or both) Enchanted Rock, explore the cave, bird watch or just enjoy being in a beautiful place. Go to their website https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/enchanted-rock for more park information.

Breakfast items will be available upon arrival and lunch will be provided.

Interested parties should contact their squad leader for more details and/or to sign up. You may also contact CH Shannon (210) 219-6888

Happenings

New Newsletter

The third quarter is the end of our vacation/planning period (June-August) and the beginning of the next year’s event calendar (September -May) which is usually published in the September newsletter. However, with all the uncertainty surrounding social interaction, event planning is very nebulous at this time so no event calendar appears in this newsletter.

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All the pictures from the Nimitz Golf Classic are available by selecting “Photos” at the top of the page.