Empowering Veterans Through Programs, Services, and Advocacy

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is the nation’s leading veterans service organization, dedicated to the total well-being of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their families. From mental health and physical wellness to VA benefits assistance, peer support, and more, we’re changing the way our nation cares for veterans and helping them thrive for a lifetime.

Wounded warrior Taniki Richard.

“If I can be a part of an organization that helps people heal and find peace, then the end of my service is not the end. I’m just serving in a new way now.”

Wounded Warrior
Taniki Richard

WHAT'S NEW AT WWP

How Laughter Helps Veterans Heal

How Laughter Helps Veterans Heal

At age 8, Dewayne White told everyone he wanted to be a stand-up comedian. But at 17, he enlisted in the Army. His love for comedy followed him, though. Laughter became a way to get through challenging days, including multiple deployments to Bosnia and Iraq.  

WWP Provides Support During Military Conflicts

Supporting Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families During Military Conflicts

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) made a promise more than two decades ago to meet the needs of warriors and their families. That promise continues to guide the organization today, giving the military community a dependable place to turn when support is needed most.

WWP Testifies During Annual Joint Hearing Of Senate And House Veterans Affairs Committees

Wounded Warrior Project Testifies During Annual Joint Hearing of Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees

Emphasizing the need to do right by our nation's past, current, and future combat veterans, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) CEO Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Walt Piatt testified before the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs today to discuss the organization's top legislative priorities.

WWP Applauds VA On Decision To Halt Interim Final Rule

Wounded Warrior Project Stands With Service Members in the Middle East and Their Families

Our hearts are with every service member in harm’s way in the Middle East – and with the families carrying that weight at home. Wounded Warrior Project® stands with you, and with every warrior whose service and sacrifice endures – especially those for whom this moment revives difficult memories. You are not forgotten.

Empowering The Voices Of Warriors

Operation Advocacy 2026: Empowering the Voices of Warriors

The powerful voice of veterans was heard loud and clear on Capitol Hill this week as approximately 125 warriors gathered together in Washington, DC, as part of Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Operation Advocacy 2026 Fly-In.

Wounded warrior Sean Karpf wearing a red WWP polo and smiling.

“Wounded Warrior Project doesn’t just help with one aspect of a Warrior’s life; it’s very well rounded. It’s not just handing out money. They are a hand up, not a handout.”

Wounded Warrior
Sean Karpf