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Sisters resident and local author Greg Walker served as a "Green Beret" in El Salvador and later in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He retired in February 2005, and medically retired from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office in 2006 to pursue his recovery and rehabilitation from wounds and injuries sustained during his 24 years of service. In 2009, Walker became a DoD trained and certified Warrior Care case manager for the U.S. Special Operations Command, where he worked with our nation's most seriously wounded, injured, or made ill Special Operations soldiers and their families. He attributes Mike Echanis' commitment to become a re-enabled wounded warrior to his own efforts at becoming the same.