Wounded Warrior Project's Impact

Launched as a bold fusion of art therapy and skate culture, the Warriors on Board campaign by Wounded Warrior Project^® invited 11 veterans from across the nation and Puerto Rico to design custom skateboards as a means of creative healing. More than just a project, it became a lifeline, offering veterans a new way to process their experiences, connect with others, and turn their stories into rolling works of art.

When service members suffer wounds in the line of duty, their sacrifice doesn’t end when they come home — and the nation’s commitment to them shouldn’t either. Yet under current law, those who were forced to retire early due to combat-related injuries are denied the full benefits they’ve earned and are required to forfeit part of their retirement pay.

Run a mile. Do 100 pullups. Then 200 pushups. Follow that with 300 squats. Finally, run another mile. Do this entire sequence while wearing a 20-pound vest or body armor. Now, do it again. And again. One hundred times. Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? But that’s exactly what 24-year-old Coast Guardsman Jake Prusha is doing — 100 days of Murph for Mental Health.

With 22 years of military service behind him, Army veteran Sean Sanders retired proud, confident, and sure he could handle anything life threw his way. “The military teaches you to be self-reliant,” said Sean. “I was proud of who I had become through my military career, and, like many soldiers, I thought I could accomplish almost anything on my own.”  

Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) is known for providing direct programs and services to post-9/11 veterans and their loved ones. But did you know that WWP also supports other generations of warriors?