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 active duty wounded, injured and ill warriors in treatment and/or transition (All branches of the service). Attendance is limited to 15 couples.

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. Food and lodging will be provided by Wounded Warriors at Nebo, Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and Bethany Lutheran Church.

Couples will arrive in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon, check into their hotel and later meet at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church for dinner as a group. 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’. Everyone will meet at Bethany Lutheran Church for dinner. 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

January Day 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 January. 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 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

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.

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.

Retreat

No Stress Here

Saturday, February 7, six women arrived in Fredericksburg for a relaxing weekend. All of these women have very special, difficult jobs. Each one is a caregiver for her spouse. For those of you who do not know what being a caregiver is, it’s a 24/7 job of taking care of someone who is wounded, injured or ill. If there are children at home then that just adds to the difficulty and stress. Getting away for a weekend with others in similar circumstances to talk about what’s going on, exchange ideas and getting a little pampering helps. It lets them know they are not alone which is very important since some are new to San Antonio having recently moved, leaving their families and support system behind so their loved one can receive the treatment he needs.

So after checking into a guest house in the beautiful hill country the ladies met Rene Pennington, a local Christian therapist who moderated some ice breakers while dinner was prepared. She would also be meeting with them Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon the ladies were treated to a manicure or pedicure then spent some time exploring main street before meeting at Hondo’s On Main for dinner.

When asked if they felt the weekend had been beneficial they all said an emphatic yes. Prior to the retreat three of the women had never met any of the other participants. All six left as friends who plan to support each other and reach out to friends who are also caregivers. They also stated at one time or the other that they rely heavily on God to help them through this difficult journey. What a blessing it was to have several of them join us for church Sunday morning.

This is the second retreat in our new Caregiver Retreat program.

Click on Photos at top of Home Page to see more picture of the event.