Fort Leonard Wood’s Namesake

The post is named after Harvard educated surgeon and Medal of Honor Recipient MG Leonard Wood.  MG Wood was the commander of the “Rough Riders” and his second in command was Theodore Roosevelt (who took command when MG Wood was promoted).  Fort Leonard Wood was established before World War II as the U.S. Army grew and the need for expanded training areas emerged.  Ground was broken in December 1940, and the War Department designated the installation as Fort Leonard Wood in January 1941.  In a short six months, the nearly 1,600 building post was completed, and over 300,000 soldiers passed through Fort Leonard Wood on their way to WWII.

In August 1996, Will Helixon endured the “cattle car” ride from the reception area to the training area where he began his Army career as a Specialist 71D (later changed to 27D) legal specialist.  Will was appointed the platoon guide for his basic training class, a position that he would keep for the entire training period.  In October, Will graduated from basic training from Fort Leonard Wood and took the short bus trip to Fort Jackson, SC, where he began his AIT.

Military Justice Defense with The Law Office Of Will M. Helixon

Today, Will represents the solders at Fort Leonard Wood in all military justice actions ranging from Courts-Martial to Article 15s. Will also represents those facing adverse administrative actions such as GOMORs, boards, separation, reductions,  and relief for cause actions, as well as providing advice on rebuttals to inaccurate evaluations and correcting military records.

Background of The Law Office of Will M. Helixon

Will M. Helixon began the Law Office of Will M. Helixon in February of 2016.  Originally headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the firm’s original undertaking was to defend members of the military in courts-martial, adverse administrative proceedings and other criminal proceedings. Today, the firm has worked as technical and legal advisors in multiple complex and high-profile military cases.  The firm now handles most military matters, including medical issues involving the MEB/PEB process, adverse administrative matters, military justice matters, and legal assistance matters, including the correction of military records.  No longer in Kansas City, the firm now has a presence in north Texas (Frisco) and a European office located in Vilseck, Germany.

FT. BRAGG, NC – JULY 7: U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bowdrie ‘Bowe’ Bergdahl, 30 of Hailey, Idaho, arrives at the Ft. Bragg military courthouse with his military and civilian legal counsel (Eugene Fidell and Will M. Helixon) for a pretrial military hearing on July 7, 2016, in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Bergdahl faces charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in 2009, which landed him five years in Taliban captivity. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

All military lawyers at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon maintain licenses to practice before all military trial courts.

Law Office of Will M. Helixon, 6136 Frisco Square Blvd., Suite 400, Frisco, Texas, 75034.

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