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Summary
Rocky, the service dog, for Staff Sgt. Matthew Benack with Wounded Warrior Battalion East sits on the sidelines of the archery range Feb. 16 during the 2012 Marine Corps trials. Benack, a Light Armored Vehicle Crewman, who served with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and 2nd LAR Bn. requested Rocky as a service dog more than two years ago to assist in various everyday needs due to a traumatic brain injury and the post-traumatic stress disorder he was diagnosed with following a deployment to Afghanistan. The Marine Corps Trials is a Wounded Warrior Regiment hosted event in which approximately 300 wounded, ill and injured Marines compete for a spot on the 50-athlete, All-Marine team roster. The selected athletes will go on to compete in the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, April 30 – May 6. The Games are a competition between all branches of service for wounded, ill and injured service members. Benack is a St. Louis, MO. Native.