Eric Greitens

Eric Robert Greitens (born ) is a former and founder of  charity for post-9/11 veterans. He has a role in as a Starfleet ceremonial guard.

Greitens was commended with the after surviving a suicide bombing in. He returned to duty in 72 hours, but also set up The Mission Continues with his combat pay, along with the disability checks from two friends.

J. J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath contacted Greitens to partner with him. As well as casting veterans in Star Trek Into Darkness, Greitens and Abrams have collaborated in other ways, such as conducting a survey that revealed common misconceptions about veterans, and distributing food to vulnerable children in Los Angeles. ( May 2013, p. 91)

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 * The Mission Continues