Staying active as a veteran injured in combat
During your time in the service, you were likely at the peak of your physical game. With daily training and consistent activity, you probably didn’t have to worry about staying…
Everyone should see these powerful images of wounded vets
Professional photographer David Jay knows a picture is worth a thousand words.
To comprehend the news he would hear about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Jay visited Walter Reed Hospital to meet with wounded veterans. The visit had su…
Coke exists thanks to this wounded warrior from Civil War
There’s a fun fact that you can’t escape in the South: Coca-Cola used to have cocaine in it. The Coke brand is everywhere down here, and every 14-year-old will bring up the cocaine fact a couple of times a week for the first six months after they …
Watch Jay Leno give a wounded soldier a brand new car
This Army therapist uses video games to help wounded warriors
Army occupational therapist Maj. Erik Johnson will use anything that works to help wounded warriors. One of the big problems he faces is how to get his patients involved in their own therapy.
Therapists have historically used activities…
How a US Air Force veteran went from life-altering disability to Gold Medal adaptive athlete
On Feb. 28, 2015, Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez stepped out of her apartment on an early Saturday morning in Charleston, South Carolina. The humidity was low, making a good day for a motorcycle ride. As she went back into her apartment to swap her car…
Air Force Wounded Warrior program partners with Ukrainian vets to find healing in war-torn country
Exercise and adaptive sports have been proven to build resiliency among wounded veterans. Through new purpose, unwavering support, rekindled determination, and a focus on ability and not disability, these warriors can heal. The United Natio…
First she invented tech to help amputees — now she’s giving it to veterans
Amira Idris Radovic is a biomedical engineer who developed a device that helps amputees manage phantom limb pain — now, she helps provide them for free to veterans.
She has m…
Help Jared Allen’s Wounded Warriors by voting for Maxim’s cover model
Football is back! That means it’s time for me to remind everyone about the best organization around, one that provides homes for America’s wounded warriors,
This new center helps veterans connect with the great outdoors
In the mountains of Crested Butte Colorado, the Adaptive Sports Center is working to help people with disabilities enjoy physically rigorous activities both in indoor facilities and in the beautiful mountains of the area. They not only welcome disab…