Sgt. Ryan Kelly, a Fort Bliss soldier and a tattoo artist for House of Pain Studios, tattoos a customer at the Texas Showdown Festival in El Paso, July 19.
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Ben Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, shares a light moment with Brig. Gen. Luis Visot, deputy commander of operations for the 1st Su More
Lt. Col. Jack Usrey (left) walks the last 100 steps of his 100-mile trek with Lt. Col. Tim Karcher near the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters, Oct. 29. Karcher lost both legs above the knees when his MRAP was s More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Members of the Coast Guard color guard present colors during the national anthem at the Soldier Ride, March 9, 20ll. The bicycle was hosted by the Wounded Warriors Project and was approxima More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Members of the Coast Guard color guard present colors at the Soldier Ride, March 9, 20ll. The bicycle ride was hosted by the Wounded Warriors Project and was approximately a 33 mile bicycle More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Members of the Coast Guard color guard line up to present colors at the Soldier Ride, March 9, 20ll. The bicycle ride was hosted by the Wounded Warriors Project and is was approximately a 3 More
U.S. service members and civilians took part in a “24 hours in Baghdad” run on Camp Victory, Iraq, May 21. The shadow run involved running one mile every hour on the hour, which totaled up to 24 miles. The mone More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Miller (left), a fire support specialist, from Humboldt, Iowa, U.S. Army Spc. Torey Lasater (center), a brigade aviation operations specialist, from Conrad, Iowa, and U.S. Army Maj. Eric W More
BALTIMORE - Servicemembers participating in the Wounded Warriors Project gear up for the opportunity to scuba dive in the Wings in the Water exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore June 11, 2011. The prog More
BALTIMORE - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stefanie Mason prepares to scuba dive in the Wings in the Water exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, June 11, 2011. Mason and seven other servicemembers were selected More
BALTIMORE - The family of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Mast, a double-amputee wounded warrior, take photographs as he swims among the sea rays and other marine life in the Wings in the Water exhibit at the Nation More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Cain (left) and Master Sgt. Frank Espinoza (right), 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group Quality Assurance, do pushups in front of Senior Master Sgt. Kelly Norris, 455th EMXG QA, for the Woun More
Tech Sgt. Brandon Lambert (right) and fellow participants in the Pushups for Wounded Warriors program perform several push-ups Sept. 16, 2011. About 20 airmen at three deployed locations and at Aviano Air Base, More
National Hispanic and Disability Employment Awareness Month observance keynote speaker Norberto "Norbie" Lara, a Wounded Warrior who lost his arm in a 2004 firefight in Iraq, shows a pin depicting a "fireman" c More
Corey Cooper, an area sales representative for Invacare, an Elyria, Ohio, based corporation that manufactures and distributes medical products for home and long-term care, outfits Capt. Michelle Maddin with a l More
USACE Galveston District Commander Col. Christopher Sallese presents Joe Hrametz, chief of the district’s Operations Division, with a blue star flag and framed feature story of Project Manager Michelle Clark, O More
Capt. Marc Richardson of Hot Springs, Ark., laughs in anticipation for the three pies targeted at his face, Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldiers raised $4,300 for the Fisher House F More
Randy Blanche, a former Marine sergeant and Brooklyn, N.Y. native, works on a computer at during an information technology class aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune at the John A. Lejeune Education Center.
Mike Davis, a volunteer and local resident, roasts chilies during the second annual Chilies for Willie fundraiser in the parking lot of 88 Grill in Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 8. Davis also participated in the chi More
Members of the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, several of whom worked the previous night shift, approach the finish line of the Wounded Warrior 5K at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Oct 2 More
Suzy Doerbecker, a Pittsburgh native, dons an Army rucksack to show her support for veterans at the third annual Run for the Wounded Warrior at the North Park boathouse Nov. 3. The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering More
Participants at the Battleship Benefit Ride for Fallen Soldiers stage their motorcycles in San Pedro, Calif., Nov. 4, before riding to the USS Iowa. The ride raised funds in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.
Ryan Hall, a tight end for the University of Hawaii Warriors football team, prepares for the military appreciation night game in a locker room of the Aloha Stadium. The Warriors, who won the game with the score More
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. - Volunteers from Aids to Navigation Team Jacksonville Beach, Fla., helped attach roof sheeting and siding to a Habitat for Humanity Wounded Warrior home off Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach More
Senior Airman Daniel Fox, 56th Security Forces Squadron, crawls through a tunnel Feb. 23 during the Tough Mudder course held in Mesa, Ariz. The average time it takes to finish a Tough Mudder course is three and More
Ean Puhlman, a Sun City Scifi Convention organizer, sits with some of his sci-fi memorabilia at a coffee shop in El Paso, Texas, April 17, 2013. The Sun City Scifi Convention is slated to be held April 26 throu More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ashleigh Sheets, center, a medical liaison officer with the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team(IBCT), 3rd Infantry Division, receives the Army Commendation Medal More
Master Sgt. Stanley J. Lewandowski, detachment non-commissioned officer in charge of the Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, Headquarters and Service Bn., 4th MLG, points to his table’s team leader duri More
North Carolina National Guard soldier, Staff Sgt. Nicole Zarate, gets a picture with her bicycle at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., June 3, 2013. Zarate and ten others will ride more than 4,200 More
NFL running back for the Detroit Lions, Reggie Bush, shakes hands with retired Staff Sgt. Alejandro Espinosa as he and his family are recognized for their service and sacrifice to the country during the Tide Re More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Fire Island show their support for the Wounded Warrior Project’s sixth annual Babylon Soldier Ride in Babylon, N.Y., July 19, 2013. This ride is a four-day event, which ser More
A group of runners wait to begin the Run for the Fallen 5K/Half-Marathon at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 14, 2013. The event was hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officers' Council - a More
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Reed, director of the Kentucky Wounded Hero Project, gives a pep talk to local wounded heroes at Lexington, Ky.'s Rupp Arena Sept. 29, 2013. The heroes were honored during the day's More
“Auntie” Pat Phillips holds up one of several handmade cards she has crafted. Phillips sells the cards to support the Wounded Warrior Project and splits sales from her other sewn goods between the wounded warri More
A firefighter wearing his bucket gear participates in the 2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Project 24-Hour Relay. Service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Honduran Air Force Academy participated in the 2nd More
Leora Hill accepts a backpack during Operation Homefront at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2014. Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization, donated back-to-school backpacks and supplies t More
A long row of bikes wait for attendees at the 2014 Soldier Ride organized by Wounded Warrior Project at Lake Bostalsee, Nohfelden-Bosen, Germany, Sept. 13, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialis More
Henry Mare works on an electronics test station Nov. 24, 2014, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Branch's Electronics Service Section located at Old Hickory Dam in Hendersonville More
Justin Constantine, from Arlington, Virginia, gives a presentation Dec. 4 to Marines at Camp Kinser about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and emotional wellness in the Marine Corps. Constantine suffered a trauma More
President Barack Obama applauds wounded warrior cyclists at the White House in Washington, April 16, 2015. Wounded military veterans from each service rode their cycles around the White House south lawn to rais More
150604-N-VY938-003 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (June 4, 2015) – Equipment Operator 3rd Class Luke Mora, Construction Mechanic Constructionman Winfred Forrest, Construction Mechanic Constructionman Ryan Bobinger, assig More
Retired Lt. Col. Justin Constantine speaks to Marines at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 30, 2015, about his near- death experience in Iraq. Constantine was hit in the back of the head by an enemy sniper rou More
161118-N-TP832-026 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2016) Command Master Chief Bill Houlihan welcomes veterans and participants to Naval Station Mayport during the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride. The Soldie More
170429-N-WC566-0021 AIEA, Hawaii (April 29, 2017) Active duty service members, veterans and civilian volunteers clear rubbish from the bike path at Neal S. Blaisdell Park along Pearl Harbor's historic waterfron More
170429-N-NU281-0020 AIEA, Hawaii (April 29, 2017) Active duty service members, veterans and local volunteers pose for a group photograph at an event held to clean a bike path at Neal S. Blaisdell Park along Pea More
171128-N-ON468-0003 PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 28, 2017) United States Marine Corps service members take part in a bowling tournament in honor of Warrior Care Month at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The event was host More
180220-N-NY430-095 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb 20, 2018) Retired Sonar Technician 3rd Class Douglas Hill gains his composure during the 2018 Navy Team Trials’ discus throw at Fletcher High School in Jacksonville, F More
Ernesto Fragoso (center), a Marine veteran and Jacksonville, Florida, native, rides in the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Soldier Ride onboard NAS Pensacola, Feb. 7, 2020. For veterans like Fragoso, the Soldier More
Adam Gontier, the former lead singer of the band Three Days Grace, sings at a concert during the Texas Showdown Festival in El Paso, July 19. Although Gontier no longer performs with Three Days Grace, he did si More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos, center left, from Honolulu, sergeant major for the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Allen, a dietician for Medical Task Force - Kuwai More
Lt. Col. Jack Usrey rips through the finish line as he completes a 100-mile trek near the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters, Oct. 29. Usrey, the division personnel officer, completed ten, ten-mile loops around More
Lt. Col. Jack Usrey rips through the finish line as he completes a 100-mile trek near the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters, Oct. 29. Usrey, the division personnel officer, completed ten, 10-mile loops around t More
U.S. Army Spc. Ashley O’Hearn (left), a brigade aviation operations specialist, from Pipestone, Minn., shouts words of encouragement to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brenda Caldwell, a supply sergeant, from Omaha, Neb., More
Eric Edmundson poses with a wild boar he killed during his three-month "grand slam" expedition. Edmundson teamed up with the Wounded Warrior Project to hunt North America's biggest game including alligators, be More
Norberto "Norbie" Lara, a wounded warrior who takes his inspiring story around the country as a spokesman for Warriors Speak, tells military and civilian personnel attending the National Hispanic Heritage and D More
Corey Cooper, an area sales representative for Invacare, an Elyria, Ohio, based corporation that manufactures and distributes medical products for home and long-term care, helps Army veteran Erin Schaefer make More
Capt. Marc Richardson of Hot Springs, Ark., wipes the pudding off his face after participating in a pie throwing fundraiser for wounded warriors, Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldier More
Cpl. Rodrigo Bustamante, a student of Wounded Warrior Project's Transition Training Academy, reads a manual during an information technology class aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune at the John A. Lejeune Ed More
Staff Sgt. Scott Mason, Wounded Warrior Center noncommissioned officer in charge, accepted a check in the amount of $10,000 on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Center at Kandahar Airfield on Aug. 10. Mason receive More
Steaming Hatch chilies are removed from the roaster during the Chilies for Willie fundraiser in the parking lot of 88 Grill in Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 8. The event raised money for Willie’s Heroes, an organiza More
Left, Senior Airman Benjamin Coleman and Senior Airman Trevor Barrott participate in the Wounded Warrior 5K at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 21, 2012. Many participants wore body armor and carri More
Hundreds of participants begin a five-kilometer run at the third annual Run for the Wounded Warrior at the North Park boathouse Nov. 3. The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative organized the run to raise fu More
Volunteers from California State University Long Beach rally participants to the first Battleship Benefit Ride for Fallen Soldiers in San Pedro, Calif., Nov. 4. The students organized the ride for a class proje More
A football helmet rests at the feet of one of the players of the University of Hawaii Warriors football team, prior to beginning of the military appreciation night game at the Aloha Stadium. The Warriors, who w More
Luke Air Force Base members leap into the Arctic Enema obstacle Feb. 23 during the Tough Mudder course held in Mesa, Ariz. In 2012, there were 35 events held and more than 460,000 participants in Tough Mudders More
Ean Puhlman, an organizer of Sun City Scifi, poses with an autographed photograph of “Chewbacca” during an interview at a coffee shop in El Paso, Texas, April 17, 2013. The Wookiee, Chewbacca, was played by Pet More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Nathan Swartz, commander of the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, delivers a speech during the Task Force Vanguard Wounded Warrior Cent More
Sgt. Maj. Richard Lewallen, sergeant major of the 4th Marine Logistics Group, addresses the audience at the 4th MLG’s 2013 Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program conference, May 18. The conference provided Marines More
Participants take off during the Run for the Fallen 5K/Half-Marathon, hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officers' Council, a private organization made up of Air Force lieutenants and captains, at Sey More
Kentucky wounded heroes rush to rustle up Willie Robertson of A&E's "Duck Dynasty" fame at Lexington, Ky.'s Rupp Arena Sept. 29, 2013. The wounded heroes and Willie were honored at the end of the day's "Faith, More
Service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Honduran Air Force Academy participated in the 2nd Annual JTF-Bravo Wounded Warrior Project 24-hour relay April 4-5, 2014 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Nin More
A child of a service member stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, looks into camera of Air Force Master Sgt. Amy Cartas at Operation Homefront on July 25, 2014. Operation Homefront, a nonprofit More
Father and son pose for a photo before starting the 2014 Soldier Ride organized by Wounded Warrior Project at Lake Bostalsee, Nohfelden-Bosen, Germany, Sept. 13, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Spe More
Henry Mare works on a soldering station Nov. 24, 2014, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Branch's Electronics Service Section located at Old Hickory Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn. More
Justin Constantine, left, shakes hands with Chief Warrant Officer Edwin C. Bates after Constantine’s presentation Dec. 4 at Camp Kinser. Constantine, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during combat in Iraq, More
President Barack Obama, right, Vice President Joe Biden, front, listen to a remarks by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert MacDonald at the start of a wounded veterans cycle ride at the White House in Washingt More
150603-N-VY938-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (June 3, 2015) – Sancho Johnson and Chris Suter, wounded warrior participants, prepares for cycling event during the wounded warriors training at Naval Base Ventura Count More
161118-N-TP832-103 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2016) Sailors and veterans ride through the streets of Naval Station Mayport during the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride. The Soldier Ride is a four-day cyc More
170429-N-WC566-0030 AIEA, Hawaii (April 29, 2017) Christina Finley, Honolulu 1st Platoon Leader with The Mission Continues organization, clears rubbish from the bike path at Neal S. Blaisdell Park along Pearl H More
170429-N-NU281-0024 AIEA, Hawaii (April 29, 2017) Chief Navy Counselor Joseph Pagtakhan, center right, and three cadets with the Navy Junior Officer Training Corps pose for a group photograph at an event held t More
171128-N-ON468-0033 PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 28, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Ivan Valencia bowls a frame during a bowling tournament in honor of Warrior Care Month at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb 20, 2018) Chief Navy Diver Julius McManus throws a discus during the 2018 Navy Team Trials at Fletcher High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor and Naval Statio More
Head wheelchair basketball coach Mark Sheperd prepares from left U.S. Air Force retiree Lisa Mccranie , USAF Retiree Desmond Waldron, USAF Col. Denise Cooper, USAF Msgt. Kenny Guinn during practice at the Ramst More
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Soldier Ride participants huddle before a cycling event onboard NAS Pensacola, Feb. 7, 2020. More than 30 wounded veterans participated in the bike ride – a unique program created More
Sgt. Javier Silva of Austin, Texas, had the highest bid for the day of $750. He earned the right to smear a pie in Lt. Col. Wyatt Lowery's face, Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldiers More
Luisa Stoyke, a Fort Bliss military spouse, receives a temporary tattoo from the Inked Up World Tour girls at the Texas Showdown Festival in El Paso, July 20. Models travel with the tour to various festivals to More
U.S. Army Maj. Jason "Jay" Edwards, left, from Coldwater, Mich., hands Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, a cup of water after Cavazos finished the 65th mile of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Sullivan, an Iowa National Guard, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, operations sergeant, from Des Moines, Iowa, conducts a round of squats during a Me More
Ed and Beth Edmundson show soldiers photos from their son's latest hunting excursion Sept. 14 at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center on Fort Carson. Edmundson, second from the right, is on a three-month hu More
John Chittim, physical therapist for the Warrior Transition Battalion on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., makes some minor adjustments to a bicycle Capt. Michelle Maddin tried out, April 4, during a cycling cli More
Various computer parts and equipment lay across a table at room 219 of the John A. Lejeune Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Room 219 is home to the Wounded Warrior Project's Transition Tr More
Members of the S.A.M.C. and volunteers of the event take a photo with the check that was presented in honor of the Wounded Warrior Project at Kandahar Airfield Aug. 10. The money raised will help purchase neede More
Casey Taylor, a teen volunteer and local resident, rinses chilies fresh out of the roaster in the parking lot of 88 Grill in Las Cruces, N.M., Sept. 8. Taylor and her family donated their time to the second an More
Jacob Greco crosses the finish line, held by 1st Sgt. Kathleen Sciortino and Capt. Robert Szabo of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), at the third annual Run for the Wounded Warrior at the North Par More
Participants brought motorcycles decorated with American and Prisoner of War flags to support the Battleship Benefit Ride for Fallen Soldiers in San Pedro, Calif., Nov. 4. Close to 75 motorcycle riders and thei More
Billy Ray Stutzmann, a wide receiver for the University of Hawaii Warriors football team, prepares for the military appreciation night game in a locker room of the Aloha Stadium. The Warriors, who won the game More