TEDxSanDiego 2011 - Jake Wood - Team Rubicon - Veteran Distaster Relief Service April 12, 2012

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Jake Wood currently serves as President of Team Rubicon, the organization he co-founded following the earthquake in Haiti. Team Rubicon is a rapid medical response organization that uniquely pairs today's military veterans with medical professionals; all while using new media technology to interact with donors. He honorably served four years in the United States Marine Corps, deploying to Iraq in 2007 as an infantry squad leader and to Afghanistan in 2008 as a Scout-Sniper Assistant Team Leader. He graduated the Scout-Sniper Basic Course at the top of his class and was the Jim Gulardi Award recipient. In 2007 he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with "V" for valor in the face of the enemy.