News Releases
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May 14, 2015Wounded Warrior Project Builds Camaraderie for Families and Caregivers of Injured Veterans
Jacksonville, Fla. (May 14, 2015) – Lee Medina smiles when she describes meeting her husband, Army Corporal David Medina, nearly six years ago. They met through friends, and even from opposite...
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May 6, 2015
Jacksonville, Fla. (May 6, 2015) – In recognition of National Nurses Day, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is taking the opportunity to show its gratitude for the care that nurses and other...
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May 5, 2015
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...
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Apr 23, 2015Pending Legislation Advances WWP Policy Priorities
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...
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Apr 14, 2015Injured Service Members Find Healing on Inspirational Journey April 14-18
WASHINGTON, D.C. - - Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Soldier Ride® will arrive in the Washington, D.C. area on April 14 for a five-day rehabilitative cycling event that travels from...
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Apr 10, 2015Member of the Nonprofit’s Board of Directors Loses Battle With Cancer
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,...
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Mar 27, 2015
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
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Mar 19, 2015Wounded Warrior Project and Sentinels of Freedom to provide continuing education assistance for wounded veterans
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...
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Mar 19, 2015WWP’s Support Will More Than Double the Number of Kids Attending Operation Purple Camps
Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2015) – The National Military Family Association (NMFA), a nonprofit that works to strengthen and protect military families, and Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP),...
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Mar 18, 2015Wounded Warrior Project Presents 2015 Policy Priorities to Senate, House Veterans Affairs CommitteesPriorities Emphasize Future Needs of Today’s Wounded, Ill, or Injured Veterans
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...
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Mar 18, 2015Capitol Hill Event Furthers Education and Awareness of Brain Injury
Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2015) – On October 15, 2004, over a decade ago, Army Specialist Matthew Drake’s life changed in an instant. The blast from a suicide car bomb in Al-Qaim, Iraq,...
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Mar 5, 2015
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...
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Mar 1, 2015Veterans to Take Part in Inspirational Cycling Event Aimed at Healing from March 5-8
Houston -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Soldier Ride will return to Houston on March 5 for a three-day rehabilitative cycling event. Soldier Ride brings injured service members from across the...
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Feb 27, 2015Wounded Warrior Project Supports Bill, Which Would Improve On-Campus Support for Student Veterans
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...
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Feb 25, 2015Veterans Put Wounds Behind Them on Four-Day Cycling Event
WHAT: Injured service members with Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Soldier Ride, presented by GEICO, will cycle through Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, and St. Augustine from Feb. 26-29. The injured...
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Feb 25, 2015Wounded Warrior Project® Peer Support Program Helps Wounded Veterans Support Fellow Warriors
New York, NY (February 25, 2015) – When Nicky Norwood retired from the Army in 2009, he felt closed off from the outside world. In addition to suffering a back injury while deployed in Iraq,...
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Feb 12, 2015Wounded Warrior Project ®Supported Bill, Urges Continued Focus on Veterans’ Mental Health
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...
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Feb 12, 2015The Series Available Beginning Sunday, February 15
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...
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Feb 12, 2015Wounded Warrior Project® Supports Bill, Which Would Make Women Veterans a VA Priority
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...
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Feb 11, 2015Bill Advances Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Policy Priority
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...
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Feb 3, 2015WWP Grants Enabled Recipients to Serve An Additional 8,000 Warriors During the Fall 2013 Grant Cycle
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...
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Feb 3, 2015H.R. 203 Sent to the President Today
Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2015) – The Senate today unanimously passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (SAV Act), by a vote of 99-0. The SAV Act combats the scourge...
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Jan 30, 2015Nissan's #WithDad Family Campaign to support wounded veterans and their families
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 30, 2015 – Nissan's touching "With Dad" campaign, a 90-‐second, family-focused commercial kicked off during "The Big Game" this weekend. The "With Dad" campaign...
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Jan 6, 2015Wounded Warrior Project looks back on 2014 and ahead at what is to come in 2015
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 6, 2015) – 2014 has truly been a year to remember for Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), and 2015 promises to be even more memorable as WWP continues in its commitment...
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Dec 9, 2014Wounded Warrior Project's Legislative Success TSGLI Bridges Gap Between Time of Injury and VA Benefits Payments to Provide Urgently Needed Financial Support to Injured Service Members
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Dec 3, 2014House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Today Examined Program’s Progress
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...
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Nov 19, 2014H.R. 5059 Debated in Congress Today
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...
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Nov 19, 2014Hearing Will Focus on Mental Health Care and Suicide Prevention
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...
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Nov 17, 2014
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....
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Nov 10, 2014Wounded Warrior Project Celebrates Veterans Day with Events Across the Country
New York (November 10, 2014) – As America recognizes the heroes who have selflessly served and sacrificed for this country, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is celebrating our nation’s veterans...
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Nov 6, 2014Strong Leadership Continues to Lead Charge to Serve 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...
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Nov 5, 2014
Washington, D.C. (November 5, 2014) – Today, with the 2014 midterm elections now behind us, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) urges our lawmakers—both the current members of the 113th Congress...
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Nov 5, 2014New EVP Will Drive Economic Empowerment Programs for this Generation of Wounded Veterans
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...
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Oct 22, 2014Total Support Provided to Date Surpasses $9.1 Million
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...
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Oct 21, 2014The Docu-Series Finale Concludes The 10th Anniversary Commemoration of Wounded Warrior Project And Debuts Sunday, October 26, at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT on MSNBC
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...
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Sep 30, 2014
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...
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Sep 15, 2014Injured veterans are increasingly looking to VA for their healthcare needs, yet report access to care continues as a major issue
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,...
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Jul 10, 2014Mental Health Care Access is Only Half the Equation
Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project Alumnus Josh Renschler, of Olympia, WA, will testify today before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on VA’s mental health care...
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Jul 1, 2014National collaboration seeks to further empower wounded veterans by using their unique skills and experience to serve communities in crisis
New York (July 1, 2014) – National veterans’ nonprofits Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and Team Rubicon are partnering to honor and empower wounded veterans by leveraging their skills and...
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May 30, 2014
Washington, D.C., May 30, 2014 – In the wake of reports of widespread falsification of records and inappropriate practices, today, Secretary Eric Shinseki tendered his resignation. Wounded...
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May 19, 2014National collaboration seeks to further empower wounded veterans as they share their unique skills while volunteering in their local communities
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...
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May 15, 2014
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2014 – With a generation of veterans with warrelated injuries and illnesses reliant on the VA’s health care system, Wounded Warrior Project® is further disheartened...
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May 13, 2014Limited event tickets and table sponsorships are still available
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...
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May 2, 2014
Washington, DC (May 2, 2014) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, is now accepting Letters of Interest (LOI) for the second grant cycle of...
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Mar 12, 2014Policy Priorities Look to Close Gaps Between Legislation and Implementation
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Dec 18, 2013Funding will safeguard care and support as veterans and their families confront long-term needs and goals
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Nov 7, 2013The Series Debuts Sunday, November 10 at Noon ET / 9:00 AM PT As Part of MSNBC’s “Taking the Hill”
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...