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Wounded Warriors Family Support presented Mark Zambon of Carmichael, California, with a 2021 F-150 XLT Ford mobility-equipped vehicle. Mark was born and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In January 2011, Mark was in Afghanistan, on his sixth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard […]

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Wounded Warriors Family Support presented U.S. Marine Sgt. Dustin Johns of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, with a 2021 Ford Explorer mobility-equipped vehicle as part of its Mobility is Freedom program during the KC Air Show on the Fourth of July.
A technician with the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Johns was clearing […]

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Wounded Warriors Family Support President and CEO, Kate McCauley, joined host Mike Hogan on “Live & Local” to talk about the mission and the many diverse ways that WWFS helps veterans and their families. Mike Hogan is the Digital Media Coordinator and local host of the show “All Things Considered” […]

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Beginning on May 3rd, VENZA challenged their two 25-person teams to log in their daily steps with a team goal to reach the heights of Mt Everest daily (85,000+ steps) for 21 days straight. The VENZA Summit Challenge raised funds and awareness for the combat […]

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Congratulations to class 1-21, for successfully completing the WWFS Veterans Welding Training Program. All 8 Veteran’s received their welding certification from United Automobile Workers (UAW)/Ford Motor Company. In addition, five Veterans received 3 certifications, and 2 received […]

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Wounded Warriors Family Support presented Jeremiah Gorsuch of Chantilly, Virginia, with a 2021 F150 XLT Ford mobility-equipped vehicle. Jeremiah retired from the U.S. Army, after twenty-three years of honorable service. He served on active duty from 1996-2019. He was deployed to Jalalabad, Afghanistan prior to […]

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Thousands of People came to downtown Omaha on Friday evening to honor Gold Star families and veterans for Memorial Day. Wounded Warriors Family Support was proud to be part of the parade and to spread awareness of the families we serve on a daily basis. The Patriotic Parade was organized by Patriotic Productions. The video below features many of the participants, […]

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On behalf of Charity Navigator, I wish to congratulate Wounded Warriors Family Support on attaining the coveted 4-star rating for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. […]

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On Veterans Day we think of those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.  Some donors will choose to honor this day by contributing to charities that address a variety of issues and needs facing veterans, military service members and/or their families.  To help contributors make wise giving decisions […]

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Wounded Warriors Family Support recently presented Matthew Akin with a 2021 Ford F-150 XLT mobility-equipped vehicle as part of its Mobility is Freedom program. Akin is medically retired from the U.S. Army, where he served on active duty from 2004-2014. Akin was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan […]

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