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    How I lost an arm–then regained my purpose

    by As told to Kimberly Weisul Aug 01, 2017 4 minutes
    WOUNDED WARRIOR Dawn Halfaker realized that military officers and entrepreneurs face similar leadership issues.

    Dawn Halfaker | Halfaker and Associates → IT services contracting

    Lots of people become entrepreneurs because of an unexpected career shock, such as a corporate acquisition or layoff. Dawn Halfaker’s military career was ended by an explosion and a catastrophic injury, in Iraq, in 2004. Yet Halfaker would eventually recover and form Halfaker and Associates, an Arlington, Virginia-based contractor in data analytics, cybersecurity, software engineering, and IT infrastructure for the federal government, including the Navy, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Defense.

    FROM AN EARLY AGE, I wanted to get a scholarship to play basketball. I was contacted by West Point about playing basketball there and becoming a cadet. At first I dismissed it.

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