Ltcol Tim Maxwell Is an Active Duty Infantryman with Nineteen Years in the Marine Corps

LtCol Tim Maxwell is an active duty infantryman with twenty years in the Marine Corps to date and currently serves as an advisor to the US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from TexasA&MUniversity and a Masters in Operations Analysis from the NavalPostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA. He has deployed six times throughout his career with three tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. During his final deployment to Iraq, LtCol Maxwell suffered a severe traumatic brain injury on October 7, 2004 when his forward operating base in Kalsu was mortared and shrapnel tore through the left side of his brain. Through his recuperation, he discovered that for himself andothers, recovery was enhanced by being together with other wounded warriors.Today, due to his initiative, Marines at the Wounded Warrior Barracks(Maxwell Hall, named in his honor) located on Marine Corps Base CampLejeune, find improved recovery through team healing.His push to ensure that the needs of Wounded Warriors are met and the success of Maxwell Hall became a catalyst of reform and initiatives throughout DOD. The Marine Corps’ Wounded Warrior Regiment and the Army’s Wounded Transition Units are two programs that have arisen. LtCol Maxwell's personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (6), and others.Civilian awards for service include: The R.Lee Ermey’s Ooh Rah Award, The President of the Veterans Leadership Program of Western PennsylvaniaAward,The Mack McKinney Award, and The Bobby Simpson Memorial Award.

LtCol Maxwell’s article “The Team” has been published in the LA Times, and his interviews and motivational story have been highlighted over the last four years in the following media outlets: Esquire Magazine, CNN, The Dallas Morning News, The LA Times, NPR, VFW Magazine, and others.

He has provided motivational speeches in such forums as The Patriot Gala, CAT Team Leadership Meeting 2005, The R. Lee Ermey Celebrity Experience – Gunny’s Ball, Marine For Life Command Conference, HQMC Resource, Evaluation and Analysis (REA) conference, and the Force Health Protection Conference.