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Wounded warriors get 'second chance' at hockey

Jan-20-2006 » Filed Under: Charitable Projects

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By Gary Sheftick

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 20, 2006) – Among more than 900 Soldiers watching the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-4, Thursday night in an overtime shootout, was a wounded warrior who aspires to one day play competitive hockey again.

Spc. Tim Taylor played hockey 14 years in high school and city leagues before most of his left hand was blown off in Iraq. Now he says Walter Reed Army Medical Center will provide him with an adaptive hand so he can compete again....

Taylor was taken to the game by Cindy McGrew of “Operation Second Chance.” She bought him a jersey emblazoned with Number 8 and the name of his hero, the Capitals’ rookie star Alexander Ovechkin.

Taylor hung the jersey above his bed at Walter Reed. And he proudly wore it to the Capitals’ Military Salute Night Thursday. He cheered for the Capitals, despite being a St. Louis native and having played hockey there at McCluere High School.

Taylor said he looks forward to attending more Capitals games with McGrew and Operation Second Chance. ...

Operation Second Chance marks its one-year anniversary as a nonprofit entity this month, McGrew said. She started the organization after a friend of hers went to Iraq to work as a DynCorp employee attached to the Stryker Brigade Combat Team in northern Iraq. She began reading about the brigade and about Soldiers who were injured and ended up at Walter Reed. She went to visit some of the Soldiers at Walter Reed in October 2004. From then on, she has spent most of her spare time trying to help patients get a “second chance.”


Comments For "Wounded warriors get 'second chance' at hockey":

Thank you Cindy for your continued efforts to help these men and women recover. You will always have a big fan base here.

Posted by: Todd [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 20, 2006 6:56 PM

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