Featured Stories

Worry, fear, and anxiety about being able to pay monthly bills or save for the future can lead to financial stress. For wounded veterans, the COVID-19 pandemic added to those pressures. In a 2020...

When someone enlists in the military, they are prepared to travel in support of serving their country. They are committed, knowing training and deployments will take them wherever they’re...

We all know stress affects emotional and mental health, but often the symptoms of stress show up more noticeably in our physical health. While stress affects everyone differently and to varying...

Warriors had a chance to show off their golf skills at Top Golf during WWP's Golf Appreciation event. For the past seven months, female warriors met in groups and one-on-one to connect and play...

Joyce Simon had her ducks in a row. The Army medic carefully planned her transition out of the military more than a year ahead. She attended meetings for the Army’s transition program, networked...

Standard Marine Corps uniform: coat, pants, belt…trombone? It was for wounded warrior Ixchel Perez — she served in the Marine Corps band for nearly a decade as a trombonist and vocalist....

Army Reserve veteran Keara Torkelson was getting ready to deploy to Iraq with her unit when a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009 turned her life upside down. Keara was shot in the...

Superfoods are rich in micronutrients — one of the major groups of nutrients your body needs. From fiber to phytochemicals and enzymes, micronutrients maintain your body’s healthy function —...

In the fall of 1976, Jennifer (Jen) Silva was just starting kindergarten, while 119 women entered the halls of West Point for the first time as students. Thirteen years later, Jen joined the Long...

Military life for a woman is different than it is for a man. There are often few women — or only one woman — in a unit or company. “Being a woman in the military not only affected me as a...

Todd McCormick took a 25-mile bike ride through Suffolk County on New York’s Long Island. He knew the route well; he’s ridden it before. Except this time, it was different — he rode with his...

If you were trapped on a deserted island, what is the one thing you couldn’t live without? If you said your cellular device or social media, you’re wrong. The answer is water! The human body...

Bethzaida Cabrera does not need to be in the limelight. She is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who prefers diligent teamwork and is happy to get the job done backstage. Read this story in the May...

Every day, our servicewomen and our military take giant leaps forward that pave the path for our next generation of heroes. By Jennifer Silva, Wounded Warrior Project® Chief Programs Officer...

In WWP’s Project Odyssey, warriors can address resilience and psychological well-being and increase their awareness of how sleep disruption — nightmares and insomnia — are influenced by PTSD...

THE PLAYERS Championship is once again honoring Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) warriors and their families during the lead-up to the annual tournament at TPC Sawgrass. Even though there won’t...

With the pandemic affecting daily life for the past year, it is normal to be experiencing fatigue. Sheltering in place, quarantining, and taking the necessary measures to contain the spread of...

Creating conscious habits for a healthier lifestyle is no easy feat. Veterans worked under structured guidance when it came to physical readiness during active duty. However, some see their...

As the world slowly begins to open its doors, the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) nationally recognized cycling program, Soldier Ride®, has begun to hold more personal, smaller sized cycling...

Marine veteran Taniki Richard was born and raised in the United States by Trinidadian parents. She remembers growing up surrounded by West Indian culture. The aroma of Trinidadian curry, the...

The War of 1812 is sometimes called the forgotten war because it is not studied much in school. It’s also known by some as the second war of independence. The war with Britain arose over trade...

Michael Cumming served 12 years in active duty infantry in the Marine Corps, with deployments to Iraq. He faced PTSD and survivor’s guilt when he returned to civilian life and remembers feeling...

Wounded warriors and their families have joined award-winning children’s book author Jesse Byrd multiple times during the last year for book readings, storytelling tips, and ways to connect with...

On a foggy February day in Florida, feelings of love and friendship filled the air as veteran couples fixated on a few dolphins majestically swimming by. Splash! Army veteran Nikischia Lawrence...

On Dec. 18, Marine Corps veteran Guadalupe Hernandez began a 250-mile run from Dallas to Houston to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and veteran suicide. She is...