Aurita Maldonado : Purple Heart Recipient, Author, Inspirational Speaker
Mon, Oct 09
|Hellertown American Legion or online
Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving Presents: An evening of storytelling by Aurita Maldonato sharing her triumph of how she saved her own life after war and overcame paralysis.
Time & Location
Oct 09, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Hellertown American Legion or online
Guests
About the event
Join WVE&T (Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving) in person at the Hellertown American Legion (935 Main Street Hellertown, PA) and on zoom livestream for an evening of storytelling and dance by Aurita Maldonado, a Puerto Rican US Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, best selling author, and Afro Latín dance instructor who has danced intimately with Death.
She served more than 8 years in the military including two combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan.
After a 200 lb. IED exploded directly under her vehicle and 3 rounds hit her pack, she chose to simplify her life and follow her dreams.
Aurita left military service and realized that society had become a place where combat veterans would rather commit suicide than live. Many who “have it all” are discovering that they still feel miserable but can’t figure outwhy. They feel powerless under the boredom of what society deems necessary.
Aurita moved to…