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Operation Mend

Help soldiers heal the wounds of war by supporting Operation Mend’s groundbreaking charitable surgeries at UCLA.

Serving Those Who Serve

“I want to be able to smile again.”

That was Army Sgt. Jason March’s request for his doctors at UCLA Operation Mend. In 2006, while leading a platoon near Fallujah, Iraq, March was hit by a sniper’s bullet in the back of the head near his right ear. His cheekbone and jawbone shattered, March underwent seven operations over a two-year period at UCLA. It was all worth it, though: Today, he can smile on both sides of his face.

“They make me feel young again,” March says of his Operation Mend team. “They give me [the feeling] that, ‘Hey, nothing’s wrong with you. You can do whatever you want to do.’ ”

UCLA Health Operation Mend is the only program in the nation dedicated to providing specialized surgical and psychological care for the visible and invisible wounds of war among post-9/11 veterans and service members injured in the line of duty, and their caregivers, at no cost.

Our team works together with each warrior to create a treatment plan tailored to their individual needs and desired goals. Operation Mend’s world-class experts take a whole-person-centered approach; they understand how to heal the whole warrior and the whole family. Operation Mend offers programs to meet the needs of warriors, links them to local resources upon returning home, and follows our warriors one year after treatment.

For more information on Operation Mend, visit Operation Mend

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“We feel an extraordinary duty to take care of these folks, and every day, they teach us that we’re right.”
Ronald A. KatzUCLA alumnus, donor and founder, UCLA Operation Mend
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