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Kristin Beck: A Gallery Show and Silent Auction Fundraiser

By The 296 Project (other events)

Friday, June 6 2014 6:30 PM 9:00 PM EDT
 
ABOUT ABOUT

Come and see the work that saved a Navy SEALs life after 20 years in combat and, the public acknowledgment of her life as a transgender woman. This event is being held to benefit The 296 Project.
 

Kristin Beck is a former United States Navy SEAL who gained public attention in 2013 when she came out as a transgendered woman. Miss Beck served for 20 years in the Navy SEALs and took part in 13 deployments, including seven combat deployments. She was a member of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, a special counter-terrorism unit popularly called SEAL Team Six.

 

The 296 Project is a Nonprofit Veteran Service Organization. Their mission is to advocate for, fund, promote and produce art and expressive therapies as a therapeutic means to combating the painful symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).