operation DENALI 2009

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US Army Bloggers Roundtable "Adventurers of the Year", DOD New Media, 18 Mar 2010

Wounded warrior ties for National Geographic's Adventurer of Year, Dave Bedard, 08 Mar 2010

Face of Defense:  Wounded Warrior Hopes to Inspire Others, Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service, 17 March 2010

Reader's Choice Award Winners Announced! National Geographic Adventure 24 Feb 2010

LTC Marc Hoffmeister selected by National Geographic as Adventurer of the Year 2009!, David Roberts, National Geographic Adventure, Dec 2009/Jan 2010

2009 Veterans and Remembrance Day Speech and Slideshow by LTC Hoffmeister, Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov 2009

Operation Denali: Four Wounded Warriors Set Out to Conquer a Mountain, Samantha Quigley, USO On Patrol, Fall 2009

Wounded Warriors Reach Mount McKinley's Summit, Samantha Quigley, 03 Jul 09, published in the Alaska Post

Operation Denali 2009 - Man vs Mountain, DOD Defenselink Special Feature

Injured veterans defy dangers on Denali, Amy Schenck, 25 June 2009  

Mission accomplished: Operation Denali comes home, Leyla Santiago, KTUU news, 19 June 09 

Operation Denali members back from McKinley climb, Leyla Santiago, KTUU news, 21 June 09 

Group of wounded vets reach Denali summit, Leyla Santiago, KTUU news, 17 June 09 

Military Order of the Purple Heart Hosts Press Conference to Launch Operation Denali 01 May 2009 

Backpacker Online: The Daily Dirt - Q&A with Operation Denali Morgan Keys 16 April 2009

Mountain Hardwear Boosts Disabled Expedition  Alison Osius Rock and Ice 26 Mar 2009

Mountain Hardwear Announces Expedition Sponsorship Recipients for 2009  25 Mar 2009

Mammoth Mission Amy Schenck, Alaska Star, 19 Feb 2009

Despite daily pain, veteran pushes to train, compete (text & video)
Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan 2009

Ch 2 News:  Iraq Veterans fight war of perception (Video) (Text)
Jason Moore, KTUU News, 16 Jan 2009
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