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Dear Philip, We recently celebrated our continued freedom on Independence Day thanks to the courageous service members who put their country first and voluntarily placed themselves in harm’s way. Through your support of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), you'll help these brave wounded service members recover. As you read these stories, you'll find many ways you can help. Please never forget the impact you have on the lives of injured warriors and their families. Like all the heroes who have been touched by your kindness, I am deeply grateful for your friendship. I encourage you to make a generous gift to WWP today. With gratitude, Steven Nardizzi Executive Director Wounded Warrior Project  Program Highlight: Soldier Ride Courtesy of army.mil Soldier Ride® is a WWP Physical Health and Wellness program that offers bicycle clinics, Soldier Rides, and Challenge rides. We provide hands-on bicycle fitting — hand cycles, recumbent cycles, or upright bicycles — for injured warriors and provide opportunities for wounded veterans to make lasting connections with fellow warriors, which can help them heal. Recently, a clinic was held for injured warriors from the Kaiserslautern military community to help warriors train for a Soldier Ride event later this year. “It’s really about getting on the bike and finding their ‘new normal,’ using cycling as recovery, and teaching them about physical health and wellness,” says Meghan Speicher-Harris, Soldier Ride recruiter. Thank you to the WWP supporters who are changing lives through your support of WWP programs like Solider Ride. These events are held throughout the year across the U.S. and overseas to help warriors continue in their recovery.  WWP Helps Returning Warriors Heal  Courtesy of nhregister.com Doug McBrierty suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) when his convoy was hit in Iraq. “The military just expects you to flip a switch and be back to normal, and you’re not,” says Doug. “The big thing that [WWP] does for anyone coming home is they help you adapt from being a soldier to being a civilian.” Doug has participated in the WWP Project Odyssey™ program that focuses on overcoming combat stress through outdoor retreats with fellow injured warriors. And he has become a catalyst in the WWP mission to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. Doug tells everyone about the WWP adaptive sports programs that “take amputees and teach them how to live again” and about the Benefits Service program. Doug’s support does not stop with words. He is one of many veterans who attend the annual Wounded Veterans Night at O'Toole's Irish Pub & Restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut. The event is dedicated to supporting injured warriors through donations to WWP. “You’d think these guys have already done enough,” says restaurant owner Colin O’Toole. “This is a great example of veterans helping veterans.” If you would like to help WWP deliver these critical programs, please click here to donate today.  Rising to the Challenge by Volunteering  Tough Mudder events challenge strength, stamina, and mental grit. The WWP Physical Health and Wellness program helps Wounded Warriors train for and participate in these grueling obstacle courses. The teamwork and camaraderie required often lead to engagement in other WWP programs. You can be part of what is quite possibly the toughest event on the planet while supporting WWP by volunteering at a Tough Mudder event — learn more. Donate your service by signing up through the Mudder Volunteer Program and remember to enter the code WWPnews when prompted in the application.  Share Your Acts of Service to Support Wounded Warriors  Wounded Warrior Project and Mission Foods have teamed up to help our nation’s wounded service members recover. Mission Foods launched their “100,000 Acts of Service” campaign. It gives you the opportunity to share how or why you support injured heroes — cooking meals, washing cars, visiting warriors, sending notes of encouragement, etc. Mission Foods will donate one dollar for every photo you upload, story you share, and message you tweet through MissionActsOfService.com up to $100,000. Mission Foods is also donating 10 cents from every sale of specially marked packages of tortillas, tortilla chips, and taco kits up to $200,000.

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