Warrior Stories
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- Mar 14, 2024
Warriors face challenges with adapting their military skills in a civilian workforce that is often not prepared to help veterans thrive. For women warriors, this can be even more difficult....
- Feb 27, 2024
Air Force veteran Sam Hargrove served her country for more than a decade and experienced a tough transition from the regimented military world to an unfamiliar civilian lifestyle. Women like Sam...
- Feb 23, 2024
Wounded Warrior Project Supports Veterans Living with Brain Injuries and Illnesses Dylan Sims enjoys each day being different. He might be working on poetry, or his novel, or even a comedy he is...
- Dec 11, 2023
“I joined the Army.” Christine Schei couldn’t believe her ears when she heard her son say those words. She couldn’t hide her heartbreak. It’s not that Christine didn’t believe in...
- Oct 27, 2023
Melvin Gatewood is no stranger to service or sacrifice. He grew up knowing the importance of both words, with strong influences and family members leading by example for as long as he can remember.
- Oct 23, 2023
Brian Neuman served the country in the Army and was one of Wounded Warrior Project’s earliest warriors. Now, he helps serve injured veterans as part of WWP’s 20-year-long mission to honor and...
- Oct 23, 2023
Battling Scars and Finding Light Through Wounded Warrior Project Pele Hunkin achieved 640 days sober on Sept. 29, 2023. Her journey to sobriety is one of transformation, resilience, and hope....
- Sep 26, 2023
As a little girl, Rana Clark only had one career goal. She didn’t want to be a teacher, a doctor, or a princess. She wanted to be a soldier. So, in 2005, at the age of 20, she made her dream...
- Sep 13, 2023
Warrior’s Story About Mental Health Struggles Inspires Veteran to Seek Help Bravery is a word commonly used when it comes to military members – and deservedly so. The willingness to put your...
- Aug 31, 2023
Chris Baylock wasn’t sure where to turn. Like many post-9/11 combat veterans, he’d seen a lot of things he couldn’t forget. For Chris, though, his most troubling and disturbing visions of...
- Aug 2, 2023
Marine veteran Nick Morrison had four days to transition from a battlefield in Fallujah, Iraq, to his home in Bloomington, Indiana. One year after his return home...
- Jul 11, 2023
Tyshawn Jenkins has seen his share of uphill battles, especially while growing up in a tough neighborhood. He joined...
- Jun 26, 2023
John Rego joined the Army after high school. His first day of boot camp was September 7, 2001. Four days later...
- May 26, 2023
As a Black woman soldier, I had to make myself the picture of perfection. There was no room for error in the military. I had to hit the ground running flawlessly...
- Apr 30, 2023
By age 21, Bryan Wagner lost his leg to combat injuries and spent two years enduring surgeries and...
- Apr 24, 2023
Dan Smee’s life has changed rapidly since returning from Iraq in 2006 after his second stint in the U.S. Army. He served in the 1980s and chose to enlist...
- Apr 5, 2023
Marine Lance Cpl. Tim Horton was injured in combat in 2005 and evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center...
- Mar 22, 2023
From the streets of Chicago to the Notre Dame basketball court to a battleground in Iraq, Danielle Green’s story is one of determination and inspiration.
- Mar 3, 2023
At first, Sharona Young didn’t see herself as a wounded warrior. She had a back injury from falling down a ladder on a ship but didn’t have any other combat injuries. But while on active duty...
- Mar 1, 2023
Veteran Rochelle Cooper had her life planned when she was in high school. After graduation, she would attend college to focus on furthering her education. She would also join the Army Reserves,...
- Feb 15, 2023
When Navy veteran Marquise Morris was stationed in Japan in 2011...
- Jan 30, 2023
There was a moment, soon after realizing the extent of his burn wounds and combat injuries, when Anthony Villarreal didn’t expect anyone to stick by him, including his wife. He would look at...
- Jan 24, 2023
David Long is a Marine veteran who was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s managing traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
- Dec 16, 2022
Army veteran Brian “Amarok” Critton loves riding his motorcycle. It gives him peace of mind, and an escape from the noise in his head. One afternoon, while doing what he loves, Amarok came...
- Dec 15, 2022
The holidays are upon us, and the reality for many military members is the separation from their family members and loved ones. Veterans often spend their holidays...