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- Mar 30, 2022
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...
- Mar 30, 2022
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....
- Mar 24, 2022
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...
- Mar 14, 2022
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...
- Mar 10, 2022
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...
- Mar 9, 2022
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...
- Mar 8, 2022
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...
- Feb 24, 2022
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®...
- Feb 17, 2022
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.
- Feb 10, 2022
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...
- Feb 4, 2022
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 4, 2022
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...
- Feb 4, 2022
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...
- Jan 31, 2022
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...
- Jan 19, 2022
Even if you live in sunny latitudes, you might experience winter blues – that blasé feeling during cooler and shorter days. It’s not surprising that cool January is associated with feeling blue.
- Jan 18, 2022
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,...
- Jan 3, 2022
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.
- Dec 29, 2021
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...
- Dec 18, 2021
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...
- Dec 8, 2021
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...
- Dec 2, 2021
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” That’s the adage veterans can keep in mind when seeking assistance with filing disability claims, said Mike Stoddard, national service...
- Nov 22, 2021
For many kids around the country, Veterans Day was more than just a day off school; it was an opportunity to learn about and celebrate veterans through Honor Their Courage, an education and...
- Nov 15, 2021
Nov. 20 is World Children’s Day. The day is a serious one, marking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which ratified international human rights for children in 1989. We...
- Nov 5, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, FL. — The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has not changed since 2003 when we began delivering backpacks to wounded warriors in military hospitals after they returned...