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Rick Allen Wins Carry Forward Award

Thursday, 11th October 2012





Rick Allen Sheffield 2008.
Pic by DefDazz/Darren

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has won a Carry Forward Award from the Wounded Warrior Project.

Voting recently ended and Rick has been named as one of the five winners. The Wounded Warrior Project are holding an awards ceremony in California on 21st October where the recipients will be honoured for their work.

Rick regularly meets with US veterans backstage at Def Leppard concerts to share his own experiences with them as part of his work with the Wounded Warrior Project.

Visit their website for more information on the awards. Rick thanked people for voting earlier on today on facebook.

Wounded Warrior Project - Carry Forward Awards News Quote

"As drummer for the English hard rock band Def Leppard, Rick Allen knows what it's like to be on top of the musical world. After a near-fatal auto accident in 1984, he also knows what it's like to completely lose his left arm to amputation - and the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that almost destroyed his will to live. "I didn't know what my life would be like after that terrible day," says Rick. "It was the darkest time in my life. And, even today, I still consider myself a work in progress." Yet, as Rick and so many others have learned, it's always darkest before the dawn."

"My desire is to encourage a support system for warriors, de-stigmatize PTSD, share their stories, and offer alternative ways to pave the road to resiliency and health. PTSD does not control us; we have the power to control it."

Rick Allen - 11th October facebook Quote

"Big thank-you to all of you that voted and helped make this happen. I am humbled and honored to be chosen as a recipient of a Wounded Warrior Project Carry Forward Award! Also thank-you to those at the Raven Drum Foundation that help make it all possible! And, finally, thank-you to the Warriors out there for their strength, courage, and great attitudes! You are all my inspiration! (: ),-<"

News Source - woundedwarriorproject.org







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