1. National Museum of the Marine Corps
2 April 2013
Welcome
to the
S e m p e r F i d e l i s S p o n s o r :
MCA&F
Wounded Warrior
Awards Reception
& Ceremony

2. Agenda
1600 – 1715: Reception Camaraderie
1715: Call to Attention
Invocation by CMDR Laura Bender, USN,
Wounded Warrior Regiment Chaplain
Remarks by Colonel Willard A. Buhl,
Commanding Officer, Wounded Warrior Regiment
Presentation of Awards
The Wounded Warrior Regiment Wounded, Ill or Injured
Service Member Award
The Wounded Warrior Regiment Leadership Award
The Wounded Warrior Regiment Civilian of the Year Award

3. Staff Sergeant Meng enlisted in the Marine Corps
in April 2002 and completed recruit training at MCRD
Parris Island in July 2002. Following recruit training;
Staff Sergeant Meng attended the School of Infantry
and Infantry Assaultman’s course at Camp Geiger,
North Carolina and was awarded the occupational
specialty of 0351, Infantry Assaultman.
Staff Sergeant Meng reported to 2d Battalion 8th
Marines in October of 2002 where he served on four
deployments in support of the war on terror including Task Force Tarawa,
Operation Enduring Freedom, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Task
Force Fox. During this time, SSgt Meng held the billets of Assaultman, Fire-
Team leader and Section Leader, and was promoted to a Corporal of Marines.
Staff Sergeant Meng reenlisted in April 2006 and was stationed at the
MartialArts Center of Excellence aboard MCB, Quantico,Virginia. Staff Sergeant
Meng was promoted to Sergeant on 1 September 2006 and, upon graduation
of Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course 4-06, held the billet of 0917 Martial
Arts Instructor Trainer.
Staff Sergeant Meng again reenlisted in May 2009 and was reassigned
to 3d Battalion 6th Marines aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Staff
Sergeant Meng was assigned to Weapons Company where he assumed the
responsibilities of the Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) Platoon section
leader. In June 2009 Staff Sergeant Meng sustained a severe knee injury while
conducting pre-deployment training at Enhanced Mojave Viper aboard MCB
Twenty-Nine Palms, California.
Staff Sergeant Meng arrived at Wounded Warrior Battalion East on 25
March 2010 pending surgery and physical rehabilitation for his knee injury.
While active in his recovery with physical therapy and the Warrior Athlete
Reconditioning Program (WAR-P), Staff Sergeant Meng requested and was
assigned as battalion the Motor Transport Chief. After being promoted to his
current rank in December 2010, he was re-assigned as a Section Leader in
Company A. As a Section Leader and Marine-in-care, Staff Sergeant Meng
has led over 75 Marines through their rehabilitation, disability evaluation and
transition process.
Staff Sergeant Meng attends 7-8 hours of medical appointments per week,
participates in WAR-P aquatics, strength and conditioning and archery; runs
company training for PFT and CFT preparation as well as martial arts training.
While still active in his own recovery and transition, SSgt Meng remains a
section leader for 16 recovering service members in 1st Platoon, Company
A, Wounded Warrior Battalion-East. His Personal Awards Include: 2 Combat
Action Ribbons, 1 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, 3 Good Conduct
Medals, and the Meritorious Air Force Medal.
The Wounded Warrior Regiment
Wounded, Ill or Injured
Service Member Award
Presented by Caterpillar and the Marine Corps Association Foundation
S t a f f S e r g e a n t B r a n d o n W. M e n g

4. Sgt Kimberly Martin was born on 6 March 1986 in
Show Low, Az. She lived in various locations until she
settled in Sahuarita,Az.There she enlisted in the Marine
Corps June 2004 and graduated recruit training from
MCRD Parris Island November 2004.
Following Marine Combat Training and Military
Occupation Specialty School, she was assigned to
VMFAT 101 as an ordnance technician, 6531. Her
responsibilities included loading and maintaining the
weapons systems for the F/A -18 fighter jets and licensing shop members for
ground support equipment. She also conducted daily operations in accordance
to the flight schedule and maintained communications with Maintenance Control.
In January 2008, she volunteered to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. She was a squad leader for the Lioness program in Haditha, Iraq. As
squad leader, she was responsible for conducting searches and recording the
number of Iraqi men, women, and children coming through various check points
in the area.
In August 2008, she left active duty to further her education. She attended
Mesa Community College in pursuit of a degree in kinesiology and was a part of
the college basketball team.
In June 2010, she volunteered for orders to join the Female Engagement
Team and deploy to Afghanistan.After several months of work ups, she was sent
to COP Turbett located in Marjah, Afg in support of 2/6 Fox Company and 3/9
Lima Company. She worked with the squad leaders to plan out patrol routes and
check points to facilitate the needs of the FET mission. The team accomplished
several goals to include the first female shurahs (meetings) in the area. Sgt
Martin facilitated girls attending local schools for the first time, helped coordinate
several medical outreach missions, and a bridge project produced by the local
women to meet their needs.
After returning to the United States, she continued her Marine Corps reserve
drills until she received orders to her current station, Wounded Warrior Battalion
West-Balboa Detachment. On 25 May 2012, she became a section leader in
charge of five Marines. As time progressed, she became certified to become
one of the detachment’s Substance Abuse Control Officers and is currently the
detachment’s mental health section leader.
Sgt Martin’s awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal,
Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the National Defense Medal. Sgt Martin is
currently pursuing a B.A. in kinesiology at National University and continues to
volunteer her time to worthwhile causes.
The Wounded Warrior Regiment
Leadership Award
Presented by GE and the Marine Corps Association Foundation
S e r g e a n t K i m b e r l y A . M a r t i n

5. Krista Ann deKryger has spent the last 20 years of
her career in the world of education. After graduating
from Rutgers College in New Jersey, she received
her Master’s in Education from Bank Street College
in New York City. She used her degrees to become an
elementary and middle school teacher. After 8 years
in the traditional classroom setting, Krista became the
Director and then Vice President of Education at the
Intrepid Museum in Manhattan. She was hired to build
on-site character and leadership programming. Here she spearheaded the
project to launch distance learning programs for delivery to schools nationwide
from the steel decks of this air-craft carrier.
Krista was then recruited by a leadership development company to improve
curriculum and overall business procedures, while managing the operational
budget. In this role, Krista first worked with transitioning Marines and their
spouses during weeklong seminars in both North Carolina and California.
She revamped curriculum, administered assessments, and facilitated classes
on interview techniques, communication skills, networking, diversity and
adaptability, and corporate culture.
The next challenge involved a move across the country to build civics
education and leadership programming, national in scope, at the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library in California.As Director of the Walter and Leonore
Annenberg Presidential Learning Center, Krista created a strategic plan to
include the execution of mission, vision, and goals while building a department
to meet these ambitious objectives. She assembled an elite National Advisory
Council, joining key players from civic education, technology, academia, and
museum worlds from the west to the east coast.
In an effort to move closer to family and her future husband and in order
to return to her work of supporting our military, Krista accepted her current
position as Transition Specialist for the Wounded Warrior Battalion West. Her
favorite days are spent working with Marines, sailors, and spouses helping
them through their career path finding. The Careers and Education team
provide assessments to service members with confirmations of their next
career steps, ideas of paths they never would have considered, and lastly but
most importantly,inspiration they may have lost along the way in their recovery.
This past summer on the sands of Laguna Beach, Krista married Major
Timothy deKryger, who is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton. Krista’s
parents are Barbara and Richard Kohlhausen of South Nyack, New York and
Nancy and Bill deKryger of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Krista is thankful for the
support and encouragement of her husband and her parents.
The Wounded Warrior Regiment
Civilian of the Year Award
Presented by Google and the Marine Corps Association Foundation
K r i s t a A n n d e K r y g e r

6. The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment
provides and enables assistance to wounded, ill and injured
Marines, sailors attached to or in support of Marine units, and
their family members in order to assist them as they return to
duty or transition to civilian life. The Regimental headquarters
element, located in Quantico, Va., commands the operations of
twoWoundedWarrior Battalions located at Camp Pendleton,Calif.,
and Camp Lejeune, N.C., and multiple detachments in locations
around the globe.
FormoreinformationabouttheWoundedWarriorRegimentcontact
the Sergeant Merlin German Wounded Warrior Call Center 24/7 at
1-877-487-6299 or visit us at www.woundedwarrioregiment.org.
Download the Free App of the United States
Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment!

7. Support for Wounded Warriors
The Marine Corps Association Foundation is proud of our 100 year tradition
of supporting Marines with professional development, and proud of the
opportunity to provide such support to wounded Marines. During 2012, the
MCAF donated professional books to Wounded Warrior units’ professional
libraries, positively affecting the morale and professional development of 75
recovering Marines. MCAF also provided almost 500 editions of Leatherneck
and Marine Corps Gazette to hospitals where Marines convalesced for the
same purpose.
In one special case in 2012, MCAF donated a top of the line graphics PC to a
wounded Marine combat illustrator and graphic artist who had been medically
discharged for PTSD and traumatic brain injury. The tablet helped facilitate his
recovery and enabled him to volunteer his artistic skills in support of charitable
and service oriented Non-Profit organizations.
Support for wounded Marines continues in 2013 and MCAF has committed to
providing funding and logistics support for a professional development forum
for select Marines who served in the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments from the
Wounded Warrior Regiment in May with a trip to Belleau Wood.
Upcoming events
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
MCAF Camp Lejeune Dinner
Guest Speaker - MajGen Raymond C. Fox,
Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force;
and Commander, United States Marine Forces Africa
Marston Pavilion, Camp Lejeune, NC
Thursday, 18 April 2013
MCAF C4 Awards Dinner
Guest Speaker - General John M. Paxton,
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Crystal City Hyatt,Arlington,VA
Thursday, 25 April 2013
MCA’s 100th Anniversary OPEN HOUSE
The MARINE Shop, at Quantico Camp Lejeune
Thursday, 6 June 2013
MCAF Ground Awards Dinner
Guest Speaker - General James F. Amos,
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Hilton Crystal City,Arlington,VA

8. SPONSORS
We wish to thank the following companies for their support
of this special recognition program:
Wounded, Ill or Injured Service Member Award Sponsor
The Wounded Warrior Regiment Leadership Award Sponsor
Reception Sponsor Ceremonial Sponsor
Program Sponsor
The Wounded Warrior Regiment
Civilian of the Year Award Sponsor
Premier Sponsors
Special Thanks to:
Manuel Carazo,
The Dumfries (VA) Holiday Inn,
and to Major Donald Brodie, USMC (Ret) for their support of MCAF’s
Wounded Warrior Programs
W.L Gore
RF Communications