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FailArmy Announces Veterans Day Twitch Event to Raise Support for Wounded Warrior Project

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Veterans Day, FailArmy, one of the web's most popular humor destinations with more than 30,000,000 fans across social platforms, will host a special Twitch stream event to raise awareness and support for Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). During the eight-hour livestream FailArmy hosts and celebrity guests will interact with wounded veterans to discuss their service, their injuries, and the impact WWP has had on their lives – all while taking part in activities, playing popular video games, interacting with FailArmy content creators, and participating in giveaways for fans and those that make donations to WWP.  

Popular website FailArmy will host a special Twitch marathon to support Wounded Warrior Project and the warriors it serves.

Among the celebrity guests are cast members of the CBS drama "SEAL TEAM" including Neil Brown Jr., AJ Buckley, Max Thieriot, and Judd Lormand. Also joining live in studio are Dallas Braden, former professional baseball player and host of the Barstool Sports podcast "The Starting 9", and actor Brett Davern from MTV's Awkward and the new Crackle film "Party Boat." Throughout the six-hour event, FailArmy will be counting down the top 250 fails of all time.

"We are extremely excited to show our support to Wounded Warrior Project and highlight the incredibly important work that they're doing for America's wounded veterans," said Marc Saltzman, Director of Audience Development for FailArmy. "We encourage every member of the FailArmy community – all 30 million fans on social media – to join us on our livestream this Veteran's Day in showing support for this incredible organization."

The stream will begin at 12:00pm PST, 3:00pm EST – to watch live, visit: https://www.twitch.tv/failarmy.

Across the rest of the nation, WWP will participate in a variety of other Veterans Day activities, including parades in New York City, Auburn, Washington, and Jacksonville, Florida. Additionally, the organization will host gatherings where veterans can connect with one another, bring veterans to tour an aviation museum, and join partner The Mission Continues for service events to give back to communities.

To learn more about how WWP's programs and services connect, serve, and empower wounded warriors, visit http://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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For further information: Mattison Brooks - Public Relations, mbrooks@woundedwarriorproject.org, 904.451.5590; Mike Skogmo - FailArmy, Mike.s@jukinmedia.com, 323.932.0960

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