Dawn Halfaker

Dawn Halfaker was an American basketball player and soldier. In Iraq, on June 19, 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade was shot into the armoured Humvee carrying Halfaker. She was badly injured by the explosion, losing her right arm.

After returning from Iran, in 2006 she launched Halfaker and Associates, which provides national security services and consulting in the areas of homeland defense, force protection, antiterrorism, emergency and consequence management, physical and border security, environmental security, training and operational support, recruiting and retention operations.

External links

* [http://www.ramona.com/Events/HalfakerWelcome/det_index0.htm Welcome Home Celebration]
* [http://goarmysports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/halfaker_dawn00.html Go Army Sports]
* [http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/12/21/military/19_25_0912_20_04.txt NC Times]
* [http://www1.va.gov/vetevent/wsc/2005/NewsRelease05.cfm?ID=350 Winter Sports Clinic]
* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050410/news_1n10athletes.html The San Diego Union Tribune]
* [http://www.halfakerandassociates.com/ Halfaker and Associates]
* [http://www.hbo.com/aliveday/bios/halfaker.html Dawn's Profile on HBO Alive Day Website]