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SUMMARY:Membership Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:If you'd like to attend the luncheon\, please contact the Chamber office at (817) 481-1522\n\n\n\nProgram: Ryan (Birdman) Parrott\, Former Navy SEAL & Founder\, President & CEO of Sons of the Flag\n\nSponsor: Wells Fargo - Grapevine Main\n\nCaterer: Baker's Ribs\n\n\n\nPlease note the location change to The Laurel\, located at 2040 Enchanted Way in Grapevine!\n\n\n\nAbout the Program:\n\nRyan "Birdman" Parrott\, Founder\, President & CEO served eight years as a U.S. Navy SEAL\, attached to Team SEVEN\, completing three combat tours to Iraq. In 2005\, Ryan was riding atop a Humvee manning the turret gun in enemy territory\, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED)\, causing a flash fire and throwing him from the vehicle. Ryan regained composure with his face and arms on fire\, and witnessed his fellow team members suffer devastating burn and blast injuries.\n\n\n\nAfter completing his service\, Ryan moved to Dallas. Meeting other Veterans in the area\, some of whom suffered serious burn injuries\, Ryan became discouraged that Veteran Burn Survivors were not benefiting from advancements in the area of burns in the same way that amputees benefit from incredible advancements in prosthetics.\n\n\n\nSearching for better answers\, Ryan realized that traumatic burns significantly impact not only the military community\, but fire fighters\, first responders and civilians as well. Feeling called to help\, Ryan established Sons of the Flag.\n\n\n\nSons of the Flag\, a nonprofit organization\, founded in 2012\, is vigilantly committed to supporting military\, first responder\, and civilian burn survivors by providing funding for innovative research\, Fellowships for doctors to further their training in treating burn survivors\, educational opportunities\, and support for those impacted by a traumatic burn. To that end\, Sons of the Flag brings together passionate community leaders\, pioneering physicians\, experienced military service members\, dedicated first responders and purposeful civilians to complete the mission.\n\n\n\nTo date\, Sons of the Flag has funded Medical Fellowships at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston and UT Southwestern in Dallas\, supported Burn Units and the staff who work there all over the country\, financially supported Pediatric Burn Camps all over the country\, established a Fire-  Fighter led National Task Force\, and funded many individual Burn Survivor requests for help.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="color:#FF0000\;">If you&#39\;d like to attend the luncheon\, please contact the Chamber office at (817) 481-1522</span><br />\n<br />\nProgram: </strong>Ryan (Birdman) Parrott\, Former Navy SEAL &amp\; Founder\, President &amp\; CEO of Sons of the Flag<br />\n<strong>Sponsor: </strong>Wells Fargo - Grapevine Main<br />\n<strong>Caterer:</strong> Baker&#39\;s Ribs<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong>Please note the location change to <u>The Laurel</u>\, located at 2040 Enchanted Way in Grapevine!</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong>About the Program:</strong><br />\nRyan &ldquo\;Birdman&rdquo\; Parrott\, Founder\, President &amp\; CEO served eight years as a U.S. Navy SEAL\, attached to Team SEVEN\, completing three combat tours to Iraq. In 2005\, Ryan was riding atop a Humvee manning the turret gun in enemy territory\, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED)\, causing a flash fire and throwing him from the vehicle. Ryan regained composure with his face and arms on fire\, and witnessed his fellow team members suffer devastating burn and blast injuries.<br />\n<br />\nAfter completing his service\, Ryan moved to Dallas. Meeting other Veterans in the area\, some of whom suffered serious burn injuries\, Ryan became discouraged that Veteran Burn Survivors were not benefiting from advancements in the area of burns in the same way that amputees benefit from incredible advancements in prosthetics.<br />\n<br />\nSearching for better answers\, Ryan realized that traumatic burns significantly impact not only the military community\, but fire fighters\, first responders and civilians as well. Feeling called to help\, Ryan established Sons of the Flag.<br />\n<br />\nSons of the Flag\, a nonprofit organization\, founded in 2012\, is vigilantly committed to supporting military\, first responder\, and civilian burn survivors by providing funding for innovative research\, Fellowships for doctors to further their training in treating burn survivors\, educational opportunities\, and support for those impacted by a traumatic burn. To that end\, Sons of the Flag brings together passionate community leaders\, pioneering physicians\, experienced military service members\, dedicated first responders and purposeful civilians to complete the mission.<br />\n<br />\nTo date\, Sons of the Flag has funded Medical Fellowships at Brigham &amp\; Women&rsquo\;s Hospital in Boston and UT Southwestern in Dallas\, supported Burn Units and the staff who work there all over the country\, financially supported Pediatric Burn Camps all over the country\, established a Fire-&shy\;&#8208\;Fighter led National Task Force\, and funded many individual Burn Survivor requests for help.
LOCATION:The Laurel 2040 Enchanted Way Grapevine\, TX 76051
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URL:https://business.grapevinechamber.org/events/details/membership-luncheon-08-18-2016-171588
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