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In a whirlwind of smells and colors, a group of wounded veterans and their caregivers gathered in Coral Gables to express their creativity. The all-female event hosted by Wounded Warrior Project®...

Electricity dances around a glass globe, sparking interest in children and adults alike. While two others compare their reaction time at one exhibit, others learn about flying an F-14. These...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is bringing two legislative priorities to a joint Veterans Committee in Congress tomorrow. WWP places great importance on advocating for wounded veterans, their...

A special gathering for wounded veterans who endured the elements to learn a new, unique skill in Vermont. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) invited a group of WWP Alumni to tighten their ice...

Since inception, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has taken advocacy for today's generation of injured veterans seriously. Today, the organization's advocacy efforts continue to be paying off for...

Sleeping with the fishes usually comes with a more serious connotation, but thanks to an Alumni program event hosted by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the definition may have just changed. The...

For many caregivers of wounded veterans, life becomes dedicated to the attention that injured service member needs every day. From dawn until well after dusk, it is a job that offers little...

Nail by nail, homes began to take shape in a Charleston neighborhood, as dozens of volunteers toiled in the bright Carolina sun. Among those volunteers, Brian Steele and a group of injured service...

Fishing is an age-old way to relax and catch up with lifelong friends. Thanks to a recent deep sea fishing outing, wounded veterans were provided the opportunity to reunite and bond with...

Injured service members and their families volunteered at the South Jersey Food Bank recently to bond, while making a difference in their community. The effort was a Wounded Warrior Project®...

Wounded veterans and their families enjoyed an exhilarating afternoon snow tubing at Perfect North Slopes. The gathering helped create memories and allow injured service members and their families...

A group of wounded veterans and their families went back in time to experience five billion years of the earth's history at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The group spent the day walking...

Wounded veterans and family support members local to Tucson participated in a health and wellness summit. The 3-day event offered the group a chance to try various fitness activities and learn...

A group of wounded veterans and their guests gathered at the Autobahn in White Marsh, Maryland for dinner and some friendly go-karting competition. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) works to provide...

A group of wounded veterans got together recently to enjoy a four-day hunting trip, planned by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). Many wounded service members face similar challenges adjusting to...

A group of wounded veterans toured Kualoa Ranch on Oahu Island recently. You may not recognize the name, but the location was used in "Jurassic Park," "Godzilla," "Windtalkers," and many other...

When Heather Lehman got word she'd been selected to attend an all-expense-paid, three-day retreat for the caregivers of wounded, ill, and injured veterans, she went into panic mode. Who would care...

Members attending Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Peer Support groups see the benefits of keeping a commitment. On any given week there are hundreds of Wounded Warrior Peer Support members from 20...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and its partner academic health care providers have officially started accepting wounded service members for a first-of-its kind mental health program, Warrior Care...

A day of service for groups of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Alumni as they honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with projects focused on giving back to their communities. In Baltimore, Maryland,...

Being able to give back during the holiday season is a positive experience for the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Peer Support groups, and several groups did just that over the recent holidays....

More than 70 wounded service members and their guests took turns on the mat at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy last weekend, to learn the basics of mixed martial arts. It is not all grappling and...

In 2015, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), with the generous support of the American public, moved one step closer to fulfilling its' vision of fostering the most successful, well-adjusted...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 31, 2015) – Families of wounded veterans recently learned a sweet lesson about how sugar, flavoring, and food coloring merge to create the perfect lollipop. Most...

NEW YORK (November 11, 2015) – Veterans from across the tri-­‐state area gathered in Midtown Manhattan today to celebrate Veterans Day by marching in the 2015 New York City Veterans Day...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (November 4, 2015) – More than three in four wounded veterans are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the 2015 annual Wounded Warrior Project®...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 15, 2015) ─ After retiring from the U.S. Army, Frank Boardman found it difficult to maintain the active lifestyle he had grown accustomed to during his time in the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 7, 2015) – When Robert Williamson was injured in combat during an extremely difficult deployment in Al Taji, Iraq, in 2004, the physical injuries were extensive: a...

Jacksonville, Fla. (September 10, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Alumnus Brett Miller’s organization Warfighter Outfitters, Inc. is the latest WWP Program Grants recipient with an...

Pittsburgh, Pa. (September 1, 2015) - When Robert Anderson retired from the U.S. Army, his body served as a constant reminder of the wear and tear that can only come from over a decade of military...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (August 25, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is officially serving more than 400 of this generation’s most seriously injured veterans and their caregivers through its...

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (August 25, 2015) – Dozens of wounded veterans raced through the waters off Waikiki Beach last Saturday. The Na Koa Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta featured 75 teams, many of which...

KODIAK, Alaska (August 17, 2015) – After a week in the Alaskan wilderness, ten wounded veterans are back home. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) took the injured service members to Kodiak, Alaska...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 10, 2015 – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has released three new television spots featuring awardIwinning country music singer and longtime WWP supporter Trace Adkins....

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (July 30, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is officially serving more than 75,000 wounded veterans through its 20 free programs and services offered to engage...

Jacksonville, Fla. (July 21, 2015) – The Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Physical Health and Wellness Program hosted a group of wounded veterans for a fullKday fitness and nutrition seminar at...

Jacksonville, Fla. (June 16, 2015) – As part of its continued commitment to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) will serve as a Platinum Sponsor of the Department...

Jacksonville, FL (June 11, 2015) – In its first grant cycle of 2015, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has awarded over $1 million in grants to organizations that provide support and specialized...

Jacksonville, Fla. (June 9, 2015)—Financial services company USAA® has generously stepped in as the new national sponsor for the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Soldier Ride® program. Soldier...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 2, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is launching a first-of-its-kind medical care network, Warrior Care Network™, to connect wounded veterans and their families...

Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2015) – Today Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) marked the five-year anniversary of the passage of the historic Caregiver Assistance Law of 2010. This landmark legislation...

Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) submitted a Statement for the Record before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC) Subcommittee on Health on...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 10, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is mourning the loss of WWP board of directors member, Rear Admiral Kevin F. Delaney (ret.), who passed away on Tuesday,...

Jacksonville, Fla. (March 27, 2015) -­‐ Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has assembled an advisory council to advance the current and future work of WWP. This group of accomplished community leaders

Jacksonville, Fla. (March 19, 2015) – When injured service members return from the battlefield, they are faced with a multitude of decisions regarding their future. Whether it’s the decision...

Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) today unveiled its 2015 policy priorities during testimony before the Committees on Veterans Affairs for the Senate and the...

Jacksonville, Fla. (March 5, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is appalled to learn of yet another allegation of mismanaged claims at The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in a new...

Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2015) – Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced the Veterans Education Empowerment Act, a bill that would reauthorize a Department of Education (ED) grant...

Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2015) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) joined President Obama, veterans, and mental health advocates today at the White House for the signing of the Clay Hunt...

Jacksonville, FL (February 12, 2015) – The Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) produced documentary mini-series “Wounded: The Battle Back Home” will become available on Internet television...

Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2015) – Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. This bill would establish...

Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2015) – Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015, a bill that would expand the treatment and care...

Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2015) – In continued pursuit of its vision to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded services members in our nation’s history, Wounded...

Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) today submitted a statement for the record on the current state of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (VA) Family...

Washington, D.C. (November 19, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) today submitted a statement for the record in support of H.R. 5059, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans...

WHAT: Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Alumnus will testify before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about mental health care and suicide prevention WHO: WWP Alumnus and Peer Mentor...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., November 17, 2014 – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) reached a new milestone in its more than 10 years of service and commitment to this generation of injured service members....

Jacksonville, FL (November 6, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announced today the naming of the new chair, vice chair, and secretary of the organization’s board of directors. Current...

Jacksonville, FL (November 5, 2014) – Peter S. Gaytan has a new mission: to guide injured veterans of this generation to success with education, training, and connections that will lead to...

Washington DC/Jacksonville, FL (October 22, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, today announced it has awarded $2.3 million in grants...

Jacksonville, FL – October 21, 2014 – Wounded: The Battle Back Home, a documentary-style film series devoted to sharing the stories of warriors with both visible and invisible wounds, returns...

Jacksonville, FL, and Washington, DC, (September 30, 2014)---Today, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), which provides vital support to wounded veterans of this generation, is joining the Board of...

Jacksonville, FL (September 15, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) today released the results of their 2014 Annual Alumni Survey. Based on the responses of more than 21,000 wounded veterans,...

New York (May 19, 2014) – National veterans’ nonprofits The Mission Continues and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) are working together to expand service programs that solve community challenges...

Jacksonville, FL (May 13, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is pleased to announce USAA as the title sponsor for their ninth annual Courage Awards & Benefit Dinner. This year’s event will...

Jacksonville, FL – November 07, 2013 – To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), the non-profit organization will debut “Wounded: The Battle Back Home,” a...

BOSTON -- Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Soldier Ride presented by GEICO will arrive in Boston on September 18 for a threeday rehabilitative cycling event. Soldier Ride brings Wounded Warriors from...

Washington DC (May 7, 2013) – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, today announced they have awarded $1.4 million in grants to organizations...

Jacksonville, FL (Oct. 17, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, today announced $1.1 million in grants to organizations also serving...

New York (June 6, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) today announced the support of New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher to build awareness towards its mission of honoring and...

Jacksonville, FL (June 1, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, today announced $1.2 million in grants to organizations also serving...

Jacksonville, FL (May 29, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is pleased to announce Geico as the title sponsor for their seventh annual Courage Awards and Benefit Dinner. This year’s event...

Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, today testified before the House of Representatives Committee on...

Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, today presented its 2012 policy priorities before the Committees on...

Jacksonville, Fla. (September 7, 2011)--Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) today launched a new initiative created to rally Americans to put the veteran back in Veterans Day. Believe in Heroes TM calls...

Jacksonville, FL (July 28, 2011) - Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) announces today their support of wounded Iraqi veteran Eric Edmundson’s journey to complete his life-long dream of a “Grand...

Jacksonville, FL (June 30, 2011) - In the ongoing effort to honor and empower this generation of wounded warriors, Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP), in less than one year’s time, has placed more...

Jacksonville, FL (June 22, 2011) – As the nation approaches the ten-year mark of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, we risk losing the war on mental health for this generation of...

Jacksonville, FL (May 12, 2011) - Wounded Warrior Project applauds Senator John Boozman (R-AR) with lead co-sponsor, Mark Begich (D-AK) and Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN/1) with lead co-sponsor Gus...

Jacksonville, FL (May 3, 2011) – Today, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) commends President Barack Obama and his Administration for making substantial improvements to the implementation plan of the...

Jacksonville, FL (April 20, 2011) – Beginning on April 25th, four Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) alumni will be mountain biking 100-kilometers over three days with President George W. Bush in Big...

Jacksonville, FL (March 21, 2011) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) announces the opening of their San Diego office, located in the heart of the Liberty Station neighborhood. “In order to...

Jacksonville, FL (January 26, 2011) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is pleased to announce Under Armour as the title sponsor for their sixth annual Courage Awards and Benefit Dinner. This...