{"id":78161,"date":"2023-08-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/04\/wounded-warrior-project-membership-continues-to-grow-even-as-wars-fade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:18:21","slug":"wounded-warrior-project-membership-continues-to-grow-even-as-wars-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2023\/08\/04\/wounded-warrior-project-membership-continues-to-grow-even-as-wars-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"Wounded Warrior Project membership continues to grow even as wars fade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/02\/22\/inflation-woes-caused-major-financial-issues-for-wounded-vets-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wounded Warrior Project<\/a> adds about 70 new members each day, even though the last major U.S. combat operations ended years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army veteran Donna Pratt isn\u2019t surprised by the continued demand on the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/06\/23\/president-biden-honors-wounded-warriors-at-soldier-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wounded Warrior Project<\/a> events, you don\u2019t have to explain your injuries. You don\u2019t have to explain your service,\u201d the 51-year-old former soldier told Military Times. \u201cIt\u2019s like a family reunion, even if you haven\u2019t met before. We\u2019re all part of the same tree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt, who left the service in 2010 after suffering severe foot and ankle injuries, has been involved with WWP since her retirement. In the decade since, she said her bonds with fellow group members have grown as membership has also climbed upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/08\/06\/support-is-needed-for-women-warriors-living-with-ptsd\/\" target=\"_blank\">The nonprofit<\/a>, celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer, continues to see high demand for its services even years removed from major combat operations overseas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2016\/08\/31\/in-the-wake-of-scandal-wounded-warrior-project-outlines-significant-overhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\">leaving behind a bump in the organization\u2019s history under previous management.<\/a><b> <\/b>The group has grown into a behemoth in the veterans community over the last two decades, with more than $300 million in resources. That money has gone towards long-term financial aid packages for severely wounded veterans, emotional support for families, career guidance for struggling individuals and social events across the country. All of those programs still enjoy high, and growing, membership and participation, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2023\/02\/22\/inflation-woes-caused-major-financial-issues-for-wounded-vets-in-2022\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WWP_Nasa.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Inflation woes caused major financial issues for wounded vets in 2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The results from the annual Wounded Warrior Project survey show continued hardship for families despite improving employment options.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials expect to welcome their 200,000th wounded veteran member later this year. In addition, The organization also counts more than 40,000 military and veteran family members among its registered participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s impressive to think that this group started by handing out backpacks of comfort supplies to injured troops, and how much it has grown exponentially since then,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2020\/04\/09\/wounded-warrior-projects-offers-10-million-in-coronavirus-relief-grants-to-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Linnington, WWP\u2019s CEO<\/a> and a retired Army lieutenant general. \u201cBut what keeps me up at night is how we continue to serve those individuals and all the ones continuing to sign up and become members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WWP officials have a host of special anniversary events planned in coming months to run alongside existing support and training programs already planned for members. The message behind all of them is the same: The need to help wounded warriors far outlasts the fighting itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WWP also awards millions in grants annually to other partners in the nonprofit space, including long-established groups such as Veterans of Foreign Wars and the National Military Family Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linnington said he doesn\u2019t see signs of demands on the organization slowing down. Staff members have seen a steady rise in recent years in the number of new members with unseen wounds of war, like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Programming has shifted to aid more of those individuals, some of whom have repressed issues for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1953\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg?resize=768,500 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,667 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1000 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Villarreal43.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1333 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marine Corps veteran Anthony Villarreal, who helps run several Wounded Warrior Project events, shares a meal with his wife and son in Texas in June 2018. (WWP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Villarreal, a Marine Corps veteran who was severely burned in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan 15 years ago, said he sees those lingering, unaddressed health issues among fellow veterans on a regular basis. He has been both a spokesman and active participant at WWP, and said other veterans chat with him about the group every few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of veterans won\u2019t come right out and say, \u2018Hey, can you help me?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cBut when I run into them, they ask me about who I\u2019m working with, and whether they still provide services for veterans. So they\u2019re still looking for someplace to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villarreal said he is currently using WWP\u2019s employment assistance programs to find work. In the past, he has both attended events with other wounded veterans and helped run them, sharing his own struggles and successes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs veterans, we have stories that you can\u2019t really tell your family members or loved ones, because they won\u2019t understand it all,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when you\u2019re talking to other wounded veterans, there is an understanding. You don\u2019t have to explain the background. You\u2019re just there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt said that\u2019s what continues to keep her involved in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just keep finding more and more healing,\u201d she said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s invisible wounds or visible ones, we just get each other. And whether it has been a day since you were hurt or 10 years, you still need that healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information on the group\u2019s 20th anniversary events are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woundedwarriorproject.org\/20anniversary\" target=\"_blank\">through their web site. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group expects to add its 200,000th member later this year, which is the organization&#8217;s 20th 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