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Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team kicks off three-game series in Huntsville

By Ms. Dottie White (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)June 20, 2012

Socializing
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Team Redstone player Col. Bennie Pokemire, deputy chief of staff, G6, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, socializes with Josh Wege of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team prior to the game June 15 at the M... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Good game
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Jimmy Jenkins, chief of staff, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, congratulates Nick Clark, left fielder, for the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team following their game June 15 at the Metro Kiwanis Spo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Pitch
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Bennie Pokemire, deputy chief of staff, G6, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, pitches for Team Redstone VIPs during a game against the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team June 15 at the Metro Kiwanis Sp... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Introductions
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – After being introduced, Col. Jeffrey S. Ogden, deputy chief of staff, engineer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, joins his Team Redstone teammates prior to a game against the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Batter Up
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Team Redstone player Col. Bennie Pokemire, deputy chief of staff, G6, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, swings at a pitch during a game against the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team June 15 at the Metro Ki... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Players
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Warm up
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Jimmy Jenkins, chief of staff, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, warms up with Team Redstone VIPs before a game against the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team June 15 at the Metro Kiwanis Sports Plex i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Homerun
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The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team kicked off a three-game series at the Kiwanis Sports Plex in Huntsville, Ala., May 15 during Armed Forces Celebration Week. The team's first game was against the Team Redstone VIPs which consisted primarily of general officers, colonels and command sergeants major. The WWAST, who were joined by three players from the World Champion University of Alabama women's softball team, won the game by a score of 16-1.

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