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Wounded Warrior Organizations of the United States

Official U. S. government organizations

Air Force Wounded Warrior Focus: Via AFW2 "...wounded Airmen receive professional, individualized guidance and support to help them successfully navigate their way through the complex process of transitioning out of the Air Force and returning to civilian life."

Navy Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor (NWW). Definition: "The Navy defines a “wounded warrior” as any Sailor or Coast Guardsman that has a serious illness or injury requiring long-term care that may necessitate a Medical Evaluation Board/Physical Evaluation Board (MEB/PEB) to determine fitness for duty." Eligibilty: wounded in combat operations post-2001.

Wounded Warrior Regiment. Provides"non-medical care to combat and non-combat Wounded, Ill, and Injured (WII) Marines, sailors attached to Marine units, and their family members in order to maximize their recovery as they return to duty or transition to civilian life." Multiple locations. Hold Marine Corp. Trials

The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) This program is the "official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, ill and injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families, wherever they are located, regardless of military status." Post 9/10/11 plus other eligibility criteria needed.

Non-government Wounded Warrior organizations claiming charitable non-profit organizational status from the IRS and rated Four Stars by Charity Navigator (FY 2013)

California

Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund Group provides "immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post 9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families..."

Wounded Warrior Homes Provides "transitional housing to single post 9/11 combat veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS)."

National Wounded Warrior Center Will build an inclusive hotel for all wounded vets.

Operation Gratitude Focus: care packages

http://www.woundedwarriorcarshow.com/

Colorado

http://www.woundedwarriorsfamilyskiweek.org/about-us/history/ Delaware http://www.warriorweekend.com/

Florida Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF)http://www.specialops.org/ Provides: "immediate financial assistance" to injured and full financial college support for children of fallen warriors.

Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation. Focus: Purple Heart recipients of any age. hunting and fishing. http://www.wwiaf.org/about.php

Warrior Beach Retreat http://warriorbeachretreat.org/ http://www.woundedwarrioroutdoors.com/about.html Kentucky

DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust Programs: "food, shelter and other necessary items to homeless or at-risk veterans; accessibility or mobility items for veterans with vision or hearing impairments; therapeutic activities; physical and psychological activities for rehabilitation; and other forms of direct service..."

Maryland Fisher House Foundation              Free flodging for families of veterans receiving care at VA hospitals. Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF) Provides "humanitarian support and tangible assistance to the members and families of both the Armed Forces and the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association." Wounded Warriors Soldiers and Families Assistance Center (Div. of Fort Meade Alliance Foundation) http://www.ftmeadealliance.org/fma-foundation/wounded-warriors Montana http://warriorsandquietwaters.org/about/ Montana Wounded Warriors Focus: Hunting and fishing events for Montana vets with 30% disability rating from VA due to injuries from combat service in the Iraq and Afghanistan. Missouri

The Warrior Support Team (WST) Focus: Marines nationwide. since 2003. http://www.warriorsupportteam.com/ Nebraska

Wounded Warriors Family Support free family retreats after trauma for wounded warriors.

North Carolina Hope for the Warriors http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/   comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources.

Oklahoma https://www.warriorsforfreedom.org/who-we-are/who-we-serve/ Pennsylvania

Keystone Wounded Warriors. Focus: post 9/11 veterans and families with ties to Penn with groceries, activities and counseling. Pennsylvania Hero Walk. http://paherowalk.com/ Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc. http://www.pawoundedwarriors.org/ Wounded Warrior Patrol. Focus: regional snow sports for families. http://www.woundedwarriorpatrol.org/index.php/about-us

Virginia Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation

http://www.vacationsforveterans.org/