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.

Christmas R&R

This is a family (whether your family is you or you and your spouse or includes children) weekend in Fredericksburg, TX . The event is open to active duty wounded, injured and ill warriors in treatment and/or transition. Attendance is limited to 15 families. Food and lodging will be provided by Wounded Warriors at Nebo, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Nimitz Rotary Club and the Catholic Daughters.

Couples will arrive in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon, check into the Inn on Baron’s Creek after 3pm and later meet for dinner provided by the Nimitz Rotary Club and Memorial Presbyterian Church. A lighted Christmas Parade will immediately follow dinner. Saturday there are no planned activities except for dinner at St. Joseph’s Hall which will be hosted by the Catholic Daughters. Guests are free to explore Fredericksburg or just hang out until dinner time.

This is a fun family weekend where guests can enjoy the Christmas activities in Fredericksburg. They will receive free access to many of the activities such as ice skating, Pioneer Museum, National Museum of the Pacific and more. Guests are invited to attend a local church of their choice.

This is a time to relax and spend quality time with your family.

Detailed information will be provided when they check into the hotel.

To sign up 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.

Cadre Organizational Outing

This event is for CADRE serving the Soldier Recovery Unit Team (includes ALL services, i.e., Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force)

Participants will arrive at the Lazy U Ranch in Seguin, TX, the morning of 25 June 2021. Specific time will be provided by their OIC. Breakfast items and a catered lunch will be provided by Wounded Warriors at Nebo.

This is a day to relax and refresh. There will be canoes, games, etc. to enjoy or one can simply sit and watch the grass grow.

Contact SSGT Tocaven or your OIC for details on how to signup for the event and specific time and transportation information.

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

Day Event

Nimitz Golf Classic

On Friday, 11 September 2020, the Nimitz foundation hosted their annual Golf Classic. We were honored to be participants again this year. Eight (8) wounded warriors who love to golf were invited to play in the tournament as guests and one (1) to ride in the back seat of a WWII airplane. Some were medically retired and others active duty.

Most arrived on Thursday so they didn’t have to make the drive from San Antonio the morning of the tournament. They were treated to dinner at Hondo’s on Main and dessert at Clear River Ice Cream, Bakery & Deli who donated tickets for free ice cream.

Friday morning WWII airplanes flew over Boot Ranch ‘strafing’ the area where golfers were gathered waiting for the games to begin. One of the planes carried a former Ranger now living in San Antonio after being medically retired. Each of our golfers was placed with a foursome that welcomed them like old friends even providing a pointer or two along the way. In addition to playing golf there was an area to stop and shoot clay pigeons and another for shooting a crossbow. And lest anyone get hungry or thirsty, food & beverage stations were scattered throughout the golf course and beverage carts cruised the course. Admiral Nimitz and Senator Buckingham had their own golf cart and made it a point to stop and visit with golfers.

At the 19th hole celebration, it was obvious everyone had enjoyed the day. And to top it off, God blessed us with perfect weather. As if things couldn’t get better, there was a wounded warrior on each of the three winning teams. WHAT A DAY!!

While the guys were golfing, the families that had come with them were in Fredericksburg shopping, enjoying lunch at West End Pizza and also enjoying the beautiful cool weather.

Wounded Warriors at Nebo is grateful to the Nimitz Foundation for the opportunity to bring these brave young men out to the Hill Country for an incredible experience. Both Hondo’s on Main and West End Pizza worked with us to provide a fun safe dining experience in addition to donating some of the meals. And of course when you come to Fredericksburg you just have to indulge yourself at Clear River (who donated the ice cream and cookies). Thanks also go to The Inn on Baron’s Creek for the discounted rates!!

To view photos from this event click on “Photos” at top of page.

News Letters

2nd Quarter Events

This is a pretty short newsletter for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, COVID-19 pretty much shut down events planned for last April and May and second, June is the start of our vacation.

The newsletter was emailed out several weeks ago however due to technical difficulty, am just now able to upload the publication so the rest of you can read it on line or download it. Simply click on this link N-L-6-20 and enjoy.

We, the Wounded Warriors at Nebo team, pray that you are all staying healthy and safe during this difficult time and look forward to the day things return to normal.

God Bless You