Warrior Stories

In the middle of nowhere in southern New Mexico, Army Col. (Ret.) Dave Parramore reached a breaking point. “It was pretty clear I was going no further,” Dave said. His solo cross-country bike...

Veteran Employment Trending Positively but Need Remains Great One year after the veteran unemployment rate skyrocketed to nearly 12%, there is hope for the job prospects of America’s warriors,...

Navy veteran Deborah Tucker would like to play on the floor with her three-year-old son Logan without feeling pain. A spinal fusion in her lower back and a debilitating autoimmune disease present...

Army veteran Bobby Henline’s humor goes beyond coping with injuries. His humor uplifts and inspires veterans and civilians alike with a humble touch and a dose of truth. “When you talk about...

Warriors had a chance to show off their golf skills at Top Golf during WWP's Golf Appreciation event. For the past seven months, female warriors met in groups and one-on-one to connect and play...

Joyce Simon had her ducks in a row. The Army medic carefully planned her transition out of the military more than a year ahead. She attended meetings for the Army’s transition program, networked...

Standard Marine Corps uniform: coat, pants, belt…trombone? It was for wounded warrior Ixchel Perez — she served in the Marine Corps band for nearly a decade as a trombonist and vocalist....

In the fall of 1976, Jennifer (Jen) Silva was just starting kindergarten, while 119 women entered the halls of West Point for the first time as students. Thirteen years later, Jen joined the Long...

In WWP’s Project Odyssey, warriors can address resilience and psychological well-being and increase their awareness of how sleep disruption — nightmares and insomnia — are influenced by PTSD...

On a foggy February day in Florida, feelings of love and friendship filled the air as veteran couples fixated on a few dolphins majestically swimming by. Splash! Army veteran Nikischia Lawrence...