10 Tips for Helping Someone with PTSD from Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL (June 15, 2012) – You don’t have to be a member of the armed forces to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but nearly 20 percent of service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan reported having symptoms. In recognition of June as PTSD Awareness Month, Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP) is offering 10 tips for how to help someone who may be suffering from PTSD.
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Wounded Warrior Project Race Across America Team Close to the Starting Line
Jacksonville, FL (June 15, 2012) – Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) eight-man cycling team, including injured service members, will begin the Race Across America (RAAM) tomorrow. The 3,000-mile course begins in Oceanside, CA, ends in Annapolis, MD, and is expected to take approximately eight days to complete. Each member of WWP’s team will take turns riding for 20-minute stretches, riding as hard and as fast as possible during the grueling round-the-clock race.
Yankees Outfielder Nick Swisher Announces Support of Wounded Warrior Project
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 empowering Wounded Warriors. To kick off the relationship, Swisher and the 27-time World Champion Yankees will recognize WWP Alumni on the 68th anniversary of D-Day.
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Grant Recipients
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 injured service members of this generation and their families.
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Geico as Title Sponsor for Annual Courage Awards and Benefit Dinner
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 will be held May 31, 2012 at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
Wounded Warrior Project Testifies Before House Veterans Affairs Committee, Urges Implementaion of Effective Mental Health Care for Veterans
Washington, DC (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 Veterans Affairs to highlight system-wide issues preventing servicemen and women from receiving quality mental health care.
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Public Launch of Restore Warriors
Jacksonville, FL (April 10, 2012) - Wounded Warrior Project™ (WWP), whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, today announced the public launch of Restore Warriors™, an online resource that will assist in the process to seek out the appropriate means of mental health treatment.
