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Retired Marine Corps Col. Eric Hastings, founder of Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation, speaks to staff, volunteers and participants at the end of a weeklong ski experience for combat-wounded veterans at Big Sky Ski Resort, Mont., Feb. 14, 2014.

Retired Marine Corps Col. Eric Hastings, founder of Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation, speaks to staff, volunteers and participants at the end of a weeklong ski experience for combat-wounded veterans at Big Sky Ski Resort, Mont., Feb. 14, 2014.

Retired Marine Corps Col. Eric Hastings, founder of Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation, speaks to staff, volunteers and participants at the end of a weeklong ski experience for combat-wounded veterans at Big Sky Ski Resort, Mont., Feb. 14, 2014.

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