Army
A soldier, wounded in Iraq, wins the battle to stay in the Army so he can continue to serve his country by deploying to Iraq again. In May 2007, Army Spc. Jake Altman's life changed. He was in the lead vehicle scouting for improvised explosive devices. Story
The detonation of a large roadside bomb near Baghdad on May 3, 2005, caused enough damage to Army Sgt. Robert Bartlett's body to cost him his life -- and it did, at least temporarily. Story
If Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Sims was a cat, he’d have only six lives left after his yearlong deployment to Iraq with the 1st Armored Division's Company B, 270th Armor Battalion, out of Fort Riley, Kan. Story
After two years, Harvey, who is from Sacramento, Calif., found herself medically discharged from the Army and without a job, but less than two weeks later, she was back on the government payroll. Hired under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act, Harvey is now an administrative support technician for the U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. Story
A bomb disguised as a cigarette stand on the side of an Iraqi highway ended up claiming Army Sgt. Robert M. Price III's right leg below the knee Jan. 14, 2007, but it didn't take away his will to succeed. Story
Four years after a rocket propelled grenade "vaporized" her legs and left her right arm hanging by a thread of skin, Illinois National Guard Maj. Tammy Duckworth walked to the front of the Casablanca Room to share her story here. This, of course, came just a week after she completed a marathon in Chicago. Story
The U.S. Army Parachute Team, the "Golden Knight's" 2008 Assessment and Selection program graduated 12 Soldiers earning the prestigious honor of wearing the black and gold uniform -- representing the Army's official ambassadors. This year's graduating class included five females, the largest group to graduate in ten years, and the team's first wounded warrior. Story
Marines
Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris Hedgcorth served six combat tours and escaped injury each time. But his seventh tour wasn’t so lucky for him. Story
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Bradford goes surfing in Hawaii. He hasn't let his injuries caused by a roadside bomb near Haditha, Iraq, stop him from enjoying many of the activities he participated in before the Jan. 18, 2007, blast that changed his life. Story
A ground breaking ceremony held Oct. 28 next to the Marine and Navy Reserve Center officially began the construction of a new 5,000 square-foot annex for wounded Marines. Story
Wounded warriors who call into the Marine Wounded Warrior Call Center near Quantico, Va., find truth in the motto, "once a Marine, always a Marine." That's because their calls are answered by people like Alfredo Soto, who fondly remembers the camaraderie he experienced during his service in the Marine Corps. Story
Air Force
Seriously wounded in Afghanistan, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro refused to leave his 3-year-old son fatherless. Story
All Services
Beginning Nov. 5, the Army and its sister services will focus attention to one of the Defense Department's highest priorities – caring for wounded, ill and injured warriors. As directed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, November has been designated as "Warrior Care Month." Story
