Audie Murphy Club induction
An induction ceremony for the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Bldg. 1’s Vorder Bruegge Auditorium. Guest speaker is scheduled to be retired Command Sgt. Maj. George L. Horvath, the original founder of SAMC in 1986 at Fort Hood, Texas. For more information, call Master Sgt. Jason Alexander at (202) 782-7107.

Purple Heart ceremony
A Purple Heart ceremony is scheduled for March 26 at 10 a.m. in Heaton Pavilion’s Joel Auditorium. Guest speaker is slated to be Brig. Gen. Jonathan Woodson, assistant surgeon general for Reserve Affairs, Force Structure and Mobilization.

Diversity Book Club
The U.S. Army Garrison-Walter Reed Equal Opportunity (EO) Diversity Book Club meets March 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Doss Memorial Hall (Bldg. 17). Books are available for check out in the post library located in the old hospital (Bldg. 1), Rm. D-110. This month’s session will be sponsored by the EO Office, the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, and the post library. For more information and the book club members will discuss, call Sgt. 1st Class Tiffany Reid at (202) 782-3266, Sgts. 1st Class Robert Skaret at (202) 782-5080, or Eileen Hauser at (202) 782-6315.

Healing through canine friends
The Walter Reed Traumatic Brain Injury Service and the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center host retired Marine Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman, speaker and author, at the Mologne House Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. Kopelman will talk about readjusting to civilian life post-deployment with help from a puppy his unit rescued in Badgdad. For more information call Katie Brazaitis at (202) 356-1012 ext. 41786.

Anger⁄stress management group
How do you cool down before things heat up? One way is to participate in the Department of Social Work’s six-week Anger and Stress Management Group. The group meets Fridays beginning April 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Borden Pavilion’s fourth floor DCI conference room. Topics to be discussed include calming down strategies, meditation and cognitive restructuring, and the impact of personal issues and stress on anger. For more information or to sign up for the group, call Sherry Whitaker at (202) 356-1012 Ext. 40178. Self-referrals, as well as referrals, are accepted.

Mario Kart tournament planned
The Patients and Post Library in Bldg. 1, Rm. D-110, will host a Mario Kart tournament Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Wii Lounge outside of the library. There will be prizes and snacks. For more information, call Jessica Champion at (202) 782-6314.

Walter Reed chess tournament
The Walter Reed Patients and Post Library hosts a chess tournament open to all military personnel and civilians March 27 at Abrams Hall’s P2 Conference Room. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the first round of competition begins at 10 a.m. There is no entry fee and chess sets will be provided upon request. Free raffles will also be held after each of the four rounds. Prizes will be awarded to the top three overall, civilians, officers, enlisted, and youth. For more information, call (202) 782-6315.

ROCKS events
ROCKS, Inc. hosts its bi-annual National Leadership and Training Conference April 1-3, at Fort Belvoir, Va. This year’s theme is ‘‘Making A Difference: Mentoring and Inspiring the Next Generation of World-Class Leaders.” Details are available at www.rocksinc.org and by calling (301) 856-9319, or toll-free at (888) 762-5747. Also, on April 3, ROCKS, Inc., hosts its 36th Annual Spring Gala at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club. For more information visit The ROCKS Web site.