November 13, 2008 - “I can't tell the story without breaking up,” Vietnam veteran Bud Willis, 67, said of one painful yet inspiring encounter in the Vietnam War. “That moment changed my life.” 

In 1966, late in his 14-month tour, Willis was assigned to provide air support for Marines by flying the wounded out of combat areas. An emotionally challenging job, he quickly learned to look straight ahead when picking up injured soldiers. 

Jacksonville, FL (December 8, 2008) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, applauds President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement that he has chosen retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

“WWP offers its enthusiastic support for the selection of Gen. Shinseki, a soldier’s soldier and himself a wounded warrior, to head VA at this time of critical challenge,” said John Melia, Wounded Warrior Project Executive Director and Founder.  "The selection of an individual with Gen. Shinseki’s distinguished record, courage and integrity sends a strong message to our nation's wounded warriors and their families that the incoming administration takes seriously the commitment to care for our defenders.”

SOURCE: IAVA.org Blog by Ray Kimbel

Louis Csoka has spent his entire life learning what it means to be a leader, from the days his family had to flee from Hungary to his graduation from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1965. As a young Captain and Company Commander in Vietnam, Louis learned what it meant to literally lead under fire. He was wounded in combat, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart, yet still found the will to lead his men through the firefight.He took those lessons home to West Point and, as a Professor of Leadership, taught young cadets what it meant to be a leader in tough situations and how to earn the right to lead others who volunteer to serve.

WINTER HARBOR — As a radio repairman in Iraq, Chris Litchard regularly rode in Marine convoys, but the explosion that severely injured his legs happened on base. "A mortar landed 10 feet from me right outside our barracks,” said Litchard, 30, of Watsontown, Pa. The exploding shell caused severe tissue damage — chunks of his calf muscles are missing, broke both bones in his right leg, and led to other problems that required recent knee replacement surgery. 

Jacksonville, FL (October 10, 2008) – Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) today announced the rollout of a new web-based system to assist in the veteran disability rating process for the severely injured returning from the current conflicts. “This new system will immediately help us ensure the accuracy of every veteran disability claim that we work on,” said John Roberts, National Service Director for Wounded Warrior Project. “It performs disability calculations, checks the Code of Federal Regulations for veterans’ benefits, and makes sure that all aspects of a disability rating are considered.”

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Park Service will provide enhanced programs and services for injured military members through a partnership established today with Wounded Warrior Project.

In a ceremony held at the Lincoln Memorial, National Park Service Director Mary A. Bomar and Wounded Warrior Project Executive Director and Founder John Melia signed an agreement to develop opportunities to help severely injured military members mend physically, mentally, and spiritually in parks. 

The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown,PA,USA
By RANDY GRIFFITH

Despite blindness and brain damage from enemy mortar fire in Iraq, Sgt. Jeremy Feldbusch has rallied to become a leading advocate for wounded soldiers.

But some days, his mother said, the Wounded Warrior Project’s co-founder still needs help that will be available in a new state-of-the-art treatment center for severely injured soldiers to be located in Upper Yoder Township…

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