Wounded Warrior Changes Leadership, Maintains Gold Standard of Care
U.S. Marines, friends, and family attend the Wounded Warrior Regiment change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, June 2, 2021. Col. Bret M. Hyla assumed command from Col. Richard H. Pitchford, who has commanded the unit since January 2020. The WWR provides leadership and ensures compliance with laws and Department of Defense regulations related to the support, recovery, and non-medical care of combat and non-combat wounded, ill, and injured Marines, Sailors attached to Marine units, and their family members in order to maximize their recovery as they return to duty or transition to civilian life. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Paige M. Verry) *Masks are required in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, but ceremony participants were permitted to remove their masks while speaking.
