WWFS 1st Annual Holiday Lights Tour for Wounded Veteran Families
December 12, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) hosted our 1st Annual Holiday Lights Tour for wounded veteran families in the greater Omaha community. Ollie the Trolley was booked to provide the transportation to a large number of displays around the Omaha area. Our local families met at the WWFS office and enjoyed a dinner […]
U.S. Marine Veteran Honored with Ford F-250 Truck
Nov 5, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support will present Cameron West of Acworth, GA with a 2022 Ford F-250 truck. The vehicle was purchased and donated by Assurant as part of the 2021 Mobility is Freedom Powered by Assurant Employee Giving. Cameron joined the U. S. Marine Corps in 2008, and deployed to Sangin, Valley […]
Six Veterans Complete WWFS Welding Training Program in November
November 10, 2021 Congratulations to class 3-21, on successfully completing the Veterans Welding Program. The course is a highly successful collaborative effort between United Auto Workers, Ford Motor Company and Wounded Warriors Family Support, diligently working together to get our Veterans trained and employed. All six Veteran’s received their welding certification from the American Welding […]
Scooter’s Coffee and Wounded Warriors Family Support Join Forces
Veterans Day Promotion to Honor Veterans October 20, 2021 – Omaha, NE – Scooter’s Coffee, , the Midwest coffee franchise that has experienced several consecutive years of growth, is providing customers and staff the opportunity to join the brand in helping wounded combat veterans this November. Scooter’s Coffee will conduct 10 days of donations from […]
USA Today: Homeland Security Special Edition
We are proud to be included in the USA Today Homeland Security special edition of their paper! The edition focuses on the challenges our nation is facing and how we are overcoming these issues. There are a lot of very good topics that USA Today is covering in this paper. A special thank you to veteran […]
Wounded Warriors Family Support teams up with Microsoft Employees to provide Ford Trucks and JROTC scholarships as part of #DrivetheJourney Campaign
October 1, 2021 REDMOND, Wash. – This month two U.S. veterans will receive modified Ford trucks that allow them to drive despite their combat-related injuries, and ten high school students participating in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) across the country will receive scholarships as part of the Wounded Warriors Family Support and Microsoft Employee […]
Seven Veterans Complete WWFS Welding Training Program in August
August 26, 2021 Your perseverance and dedication have enabled you to embark on this successful chapter of life. Congratulations and best wishes to class 2-21, for successfully completing the Veterans Welding Training Program. All seven Veteran’s received their welding certification from the American Welding Society. The graduation was held 26 Aug 2021 at Technical Training […]
Wounded Warriors Family Support Becomes Official Sponsor of Camp Corral
September 21, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support has become an official sponsor of Camp Corral, a leading provider of support and enrichment opportunities for the children of this nation’s wounded, ill and fallen military heroes. Camp Corral offers year-round resilience programming to include Summer Camp and Family Camp Retreats. With a shared focus on providing […]
Jason Ross Honored with Mobility-Equipped 2021 Chevy Silverado Truck
Oct 19, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support presented Jason Ross of Fallbrook, California, with a 2021 Chevy Silverado mobility-equipped vehicle. Jason was medically retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served active duty from 2001-14. Jason was severely injured on March 7th of 2011, when he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), as […]
Message from Board Chairman, Lt. General John B. Sylvester, on recent events in Afghanistan.
“When America Goes to War…Our Families Go to War” August 18, 2021 Dear Wounded Warriors Family Supportersand our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marine Beneficiaries and Families: As a veteran myself of both the wars in Vietnam and throughout the Middle East I am acutely aware of the impact of current events in Afghanistan. Our Soldiers, […]