Indomitable Spirit: Retired Sailor, Cancer Survivor, and Adaptive Sports Athlete Awarded Wounded Warrior of the Year
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Nov. 12 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news:
From Kyler Hood, Commander Navy Region Hawaii
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - When Information Systems Technician 1st Class (IT1) Maria Edwards, 41, got a stage three breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, her life was upended. The process for medical retirement from the Navy began while she underwent chemotherapy. Then another complication came up: her mother who came . . .
From Kyler Hood, Commander Navy Region Hawaii
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - When Information Systems Technician 1st Class (IT1) Maria Edwards, 41, got a stage three breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, her life was upended. The process for medical retirement from the Navy began while she underwent chemotherapy. Then another complication came up: her mother who came . . .