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WOLCOTT, Conn. (March 7, 2017) – Alcott Elementary School students in seven grade levels spent weeks saving their pennies and allowances for a special school fundraiser known as “Penny...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 9, 2017) – Exposure to traumatic combat and operational experiences affects service members and veterans spiritually, psychologically, biologically, and socially. To...

Getting a resume ready for an employer to review is one of the most important steps when job hunting. For some, this can be a challenge ...

By Michael Loubert - Warriors to Work Regional Director, Wounded Warrior Project When veterans return to civilian life after serving in the military, finding work is often a challenge. However,...

Being casualties of history does not make acts less heroic or service less selfless. Wounded Warrior Project® closes this Black History Month by saluting just a few of the numerous outstanding...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2017) – Injured veterans explored the final frontier during a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) gathering at the Challenger Learning Center. As they worked...

This Black History Month, Wounded Warrior Project salutes hidden figures in the United States military. This installment honors the Army’s Lt. Col. Harriet West Waddy. “As an African-American...

This Black History Month, Wounded Warrior Project salutes hidden figures in the United States military. This installment honors the Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. “The unit...

This Black History Month, Wounded Warrior Project salutes hidden figures in the United States military. This installment honors the Montford Point Marines. "It's a long time coming. … Something...

PITTSBURGH (Feb. 22, 2016) – Video game night made a triumphant return to the Pittsburgh Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) office, providing injured veterans with a night of friendly competition,...

"They have a saying that excellence is the antidote to prejudice; so once you show you can do it, some of the barriers will come down." – Dr. Roscoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman By the time American...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (Feb. 17, 2017) – Injured veterans and family members experienced a subterranean adventure during a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) trip to Strataca, an underground salt...

BALTIMORE (Feb. 18, 2017) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recently hosted a workout and physical health and wellness expo for a group of wounded veterans at...

Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier, she was taken as "contraband" in the early days of the Civil War in Missouri.

Lillian E. Fishburne is the Navy's first black female rear admiral. In 1998, Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen delivered this quote during a ceremony honoring her as a military pioneer.....

HOUSTON (Feb. 15, 2017) – During the biggest night in football, one warrior served by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) was able to experience the action up close. While attending an event hosted...

Military history is as full of firsts as any other part of United States history. Black service members have led the charge for progress through their forgotten valor, despite being largely...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2017) – Physical health and wellness training is only a small part of recovery for warriors returning to civilian life. At a recent fitness workshop hosted by Team...

WWP continues to partner with like-minded veterans service organizations to connect, serve, and empower Wounded Warriors. SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 10, 2017) – For years, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP)...

Army regiments that were solely African American came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers, through encounters with Native Americans. Soldiers adopted the nickname with pride, and it encompassed all-black units in the Army until the military was desegregated.

FRISCO, Texas (Feb. 10, 2017) – Injured veterans revisited their childhoods during a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) connection event at the National Videogame Museum. As they toured...

Having recently surpassed an extraordinary number of registrants served — more than 150,000 post-9/11 wounded warriors and nearly 40,000 families and caregivers — Wounded Warrior Project®...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2017) – A group of injured veterans and their families were served eggs with a side of time travel during a recent breakfast at the Walt Disney World® T-REX™...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 6, 2017) – It’s true: wolves have been the victims of bad press thanks to Little Red Riding Hood and Animal Planet. But for a group of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP)...

By James Herrera - Physical Health & Wellness Director, Wounded Warrior Project The biggest event in football is almost upon us, and fans everywhere are getting ready. Couches and big-screen TVs...