Lt. Col. Ken Corigliano, USAF, Afghanistan, Iraq

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Lt. Col. Ken Corigliano, USAF, Afghanistan, Iraq
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By his own admission, Ken Corigliano was a troubled teenager who probably had jail in his future. That all changed the day a U.S. Air Force recruiter came to his...
show moreHis instincts helped to save his crew members on at least two occasions. And then a non-combat brain injury would change his life immensely and lead down an unlikely path where Corigliano took on some of the toughest physical competitions in the world.
In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Corigliano walks us through his Air Force journey, how 9/11 changed his service and the two harrowing missions where he was under intense pressure to solve major problems on the MC-130 E in order to keep the missions on target.
He also explains the path he took to become a USAF officer and how a lack of physical conditioning almost derailed that dream.
Finally, Corigliano details his frightening brain injury sustained in a bike accident while training for the Olympic triathlon. He explains how physical fitness helped him to heal from that trauma and how it led to him competing and excelling on very difficult competitions like Beastmaster and American Ninja Warrior.
Don't miss this compelling and inspirational story.
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