Warrior Hired

By: Elizabeth Brotherton

February 26 , 2008

Retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Patricia Orsini will head the House’s Wounded Warrior Program, a new $5 million venture that is expected to bring up to 50 wounded veterans to work in various Congressional offices, Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard announced Monday.

In a press release, Beard said Orsini was picked for the job because she has a history of developing similar programs that support servicemen and servicewomen.

Orsini spent more than 24 years as a Marine in a variety of roles, including escorting the bodies of fallen Marines returning home to the United States and helping active and reservist Marines with medical benefits.