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The story of Army National Guard veteran Germán Rivera-Caballero takes us to the island known as La Isla Del Encanto. Puerto Rico is home for Germán, and when it came time to go to college, like...

Army veteran Paul Delacerda has played drums since age 9. He started touring with his first band at 17. So, after an IED attack in Iraq sidelined his Army career, he thought he would pick up music...

Dick Henry was a common sight around his Piney Island neighborhood in Fernandina Beach, Florida. As with most everything he did, he walked with a sense of purpose and commitment. Sometimes he’d...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) recently completed its second annual Capture the Flag, presented by Verizon, and raised nearly $120,000 to power WWP programs and services and spread awareness of...

As most people know, the Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln, granted freedom to enslaved people in the Confederate states. However, the Emancipation...

June is PTSD Awareness Month Sean Karpf is a husband, father, brother, son, business owner, and loving friend. He is also a veteran who manages post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Giving voice...

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. During this time, ceremonies honoring those brave men and women who gave their lives for our freedoms are...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Mary Scibona never thought she would see, or hear for that matter, the day her son would make music again. Richard Ottum, a lifelong musician, had not made music since a car...

The Invictus Games recently wrapped up its fifth edition in The Hague, Netherlands, and featured 37 warriors registered with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). These WWP warriors were among the 500...

For National Women’s Health Week (May 8-14), Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is sharing the inspiring story of an Air Force veteran and woman warrior who found peace and healing through one of...

The Force is strong with these warriors. Star Wars fans are a dedicated, loyal, and devoted bunch, and that includes quite a few Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) warriors. WWP helps post-9/11...

Shannon Tuimalealiifano and her husband Sua are Army veterans who met at Fort Bragg while they were active-duty soldiers. Shannon’s parents also met in the Army during the Vietnam era and...

Marine veterans Nick Bennett and Dan Miller held a box of shrapnel in their hands. It’s not the sort of thing that helps most people bond. But the jagged metal pieces were surgically removed...

By Allison Scott When I began working with Diana and Marty through the Independence Program in 2018, I had no idea how much joy I would gain by having a front row seat to a beautiful friendship....

Veterans who transition from the military to civilian life often experience challenges and hardships as they enter a less disciplined, structured, and mission-focused world. For many warriors...

After 30 years in the Army, Tonya Oxendine retired with the highest enlisted rank as command sergeant major. It was only after she...

If only Gary Gygax could attend the convention that bears his name. The legendary creator of the iconic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons passed away on March 4, 2008. But what...

Applying for veterans benefits can be a complex and confusing process, and many service members and veterans may not know how to navigate the process — or even get started. The Benefits Service...

The compensation and pension (C&P) exam is often a major factor in deciding whether a veteran qualifies for disability benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). If a veteran or service...

Once, in seventh grade, Yolanda Jones won an award in art class for her drawing. She liked to paint and draw, the way most kids do, but then life took over. Yolanda spent much of her adult life...

Todd Plybon saw some of his high school students volunteering for military service after 9/11 and felt compelled to do more. The chemistry and physics teacher was 32 at the time, had an...

Month of the Military Child Most 17-year-olds don’t have Kris Rotenberry’s keen awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggers. Then again, most teenagers don’t have a U.S....

For Army Reserve veteran Barry Pettit, getting to connect with family at different events after work and on weekends is a highlight. Getting to do it with other veteran families makes it even better.

Warriors from the Southeast joined Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) for an adaptive sports clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The multi-day clinic introduced wounded veterans to two popular sports...

April 7 is National World Health Day. On this day – and every day – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) focuses on the overall well-being of warriors, including the importance of connection....

SHEBOYGAN, WIS. – Army veteran Ralph Perpignan eyed the target diligently. As he sized up his surroundings, he prepared his partner to take the all-important shot. After every detail had been...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many women were forced to leave the workforce to stay home with children or because their jobs were eliminated. For many women veterans, the toll may have been...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) assists the most severely wounded veterans – and their caregivers – through its Independence Program. The veteran’s injury or illness does not have to be...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 2.8 million Americans every year. Falls and accidents are the leading causes of TBI-related ER visits among the general...

Denise Krueger didn't even know if she liked golf when she attended a PGA Tour Golf Academy at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. As an alumna of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the...

For over 200 years, women have served in the military, but their long history of service and sacrifice has often gone underappreciated. From the American Revolution in the late 1700s to the Global...

Do you have the same needs today as you did when you were 18? Most people’s needs change as they mature, including veterans. Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Annual Warrior Survey tracks the...

Returning from Iraq after a convoy accident, Army veteran Lisa Crutch remembered many things that happened during deployment but could not recall many memories from life at home. Her children...

South Florida helped injured veterans bring in 2022 with positive energy and support. Miami and the Florida Keys welcomed more than 40 injured veterans during the annual Wounded Warrior Project®...

With a 5-year-old son, Beth King knew what she was risking if she enlisted in the military, but that’s exactly why she went into the service – for the sake of her son and country. “I watched...

Ciara didn’t know she’d be meeting her soulmate when she went with a friend to a songwriting retreat in rural Georgia in 2018. Eric wasn’t expecting to find love when he traveled from New...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re traveling back in time to 1861 and the start of the Civil War. This period in history is when Dr. Mary Edwards Walker helped change the face of medicine and was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Laura and Jonathan Grant met when Jonathan’s duty station transferred to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Laura was a Pilates instructor in her own studio nearby. The two quickly realized they had...

The NFL has never sat on the sidelines while helping Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) serve our nation’s veterans. In a decade of partnership, the NFL has assisted WWP in providing much-needed...

At Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the Physical Health and Wellness team makes it their mission to offer plans and programs for injured veterans to maintain a healthy heart. WWP is kickstarting...

Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day and indulging in one of the most popular foods in the world, guilt-free, is possible. The key – says Jade Scott, a Physical Health and Wellness coach with...

Meet veterans Jim and Jana Mylott. They have been together for 18 years and have a daughter and an adult son from Jim’s previous marriage. Jim is an Army veteran and Jana is an Air Force...

Army veteran Andrew Myatt did all the right things to take care of himself. He exercised, ate well, didn’t smoke or drink. After more than 20 years in the service, he’d developed a routine and...

Reaching warriors early before they lose out on benefits and other opportunities is the primary focus of the Transition Ready program at Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). “They have to find jobs,...

Since 2004, Soldier Ride® has evolved from a lone rider on a mission to a program that serves approximately 2,000 veterans and their families annually. The nationally recognized adaptive cycling event has become one of the most successful programs at Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). Soldier Ride not only fosters warrior connection and community engagement but it also invites the American public to pay tribute to their service and sacrifice.

Yolanda Jones was depressed. Her neck hurt. Her legs ached. She was sleeping on friends’ couches, embarrassed to tell them she had no place to live, and too independent to ask for help. It...

A group of wounded warriors recently hiked 17 miles in the Texas Hill Country to honor the 17 veterans who die by suicide each day. The warriors participated in the second annual hike as part of a...

Amie McMillan is an Army combat veteran who medically retired early in her career. When she separated from the military in 2014, she struggled to make ends meet and experienced food insecurity...

The annual Army-Navy game is one of the most storied rivalries in college football. The game’s history dates back to 1890 and boasts plenty of patriotic storylines, jaw-dropping plays, and...