QuickMedical Supports Wounded Warrior Project

According to QuickMedical, the purpose of the Wounded Warrior Project is to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.

Issaquah, WA (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

Wounded Warrior Project? (WWP) exists to honor and empower Wounded Warriors who incurred service-connected injuries on or after September 11, 2001. On that date, America watched in horror as approximately 3,000 people died including hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers.

The tragic events of Sept. 11 are often the reason warriors say they felt a sense of duty to volunteer for the military. These individuals chose to defend our country, and that is why we honor them.

Sept. 11 also served as a catalyst for conflicts Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Operation Iraqi Freedom refers to military operations in Iraq that began March 19, 2003 and officially ended August 31, 2010. Operation Enduring Freedom refers to combat operations in Afghanistan and other regions in support of the Global War on Terror.

With advancements in battlefield medicine and body armor, an unprecedented percentage of service members are surviving severe wounds or injuries. For every U.S. soldier killed in World Wars I and II, there were 1.7 soldiers wounded. In Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, for every U.S. soldier killed, seven are wounded. Combined, there have been almost 42,000 injured in the two conflicts ? nearly 32,000 injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom and nearly 10,000 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

With the mission to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, WWP is the hand extended to encourage warriors as they adjust to their new normal and achieve new triumphs. Offering a variety of programs and services, WWP is equipped to serve warriors with every type of injury ? from the physical to the invisible wounds of war.

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About Wounded Warrior Project:

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. To date, over 40,000 members of our nation's armed forces have been physically wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Studies estimate more than 300,000 will suffer from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) (RAND 2007). These injuries are often devastating, leaving a formerly active young man or woman unable to care for themselves. While grateful for their return, the round-the-clock care required to treat these wounded warriors often falls on their families, giving caregivers no choice but to leave their jobs and forego healthcare of their own.

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