Posted on May 5, 2015
Has the Wounded Warrior Project lost its focus?
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I am member (Alumni) of the Wounded Warrior Project, and a contributor too. In the last several years I have heard more than one veteran trash them and say they are not serving our wounded warriors well. I have read many positive and negative articles about them as well. Have they become too big, and/or lost their focus?
I know there are many great service organizations that are there to support Service Members, Veterans, and Families, but how do you know which ones are in it for the right reasons?
I am interested in your thoughts, as I know there has been a lot of discussion on this in various social media venues.
COL Jean (John) F. Burleson Cpl Michael Grubbs Col Joseph Lenertz CSM Michael J. Uhlig 1LT Eric Rosa MAJ Paul Hoiland CPT Aaron Kletzing Sgt Aaron Kennedy SGT Veronica Fulgham - Blais 1LT Sandy Annala TSgt Hunter Logan GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas COL Wade Dennis COL Christopher Burns Capt Christopher Mueller SPC Elijah Henry LTC Vincent Stoneking LCDR Rabbi Jaron Matlow SGT Keith Bodine CW5 Scott Montgomery Cpl Anthony Pearson MAJ Yinon Weiss SFC Mark Merino LTC Paul HeinleinSFC Mark Merino MAJ Yinon Weiss MAJ Paul Hoiland CPT Aaron Kletzing Sgt Aaron Kennedy SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas CSM Michael J. Uhlig SGM Mike Oldsen LTC Vincent Stoneking COL Christopher Burns SGT Veronica Fulgham - Blais MSgt Joshua Copeland COL Jean (John) F. Burleson Col Joseph Lenertz SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP'SGT Jeff Daley, PhD Col Michael Grubbs, Ph.D., LMFT-S SGT Jeff Daley, PhD
I know there are many great service organizations that are there to support Service Members, Veterans, and Families, but how do you know which ones are in it for the right reasons?
I am interested in your thoughts, as I know there has been a lot of discussion on this in various social media venues.
COL Jean (John) F. Burleson Cpl Michael Grubbs Col Joseph Lenertz CSM Michael J. Uhlig 1LT Eric Rosa MAJ Paul Hoiland CPT Aaron Kletzing Sgt Aaron Kennedy SGT Veronica Fulgham - Blais 1LT Sandy Annala TSgt Hunter Logan GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas COL Wade Dennis COL Christopher Burns Capt Christopher Mueller SPC Elijah Henry LTC Vincent Stoneking LCDR Rabbi Jaron Matlow SGT Keith Bodine CW5 Scott Montgomery Cpl Anthony Pearson MAJ Yinon Weiss SFC Mark Merino LTC Paul HeinleinSFC Mark Merino MAJ Yinon Weiss MAJ Paul Hoiland CPT Aaron Kletzing Sgt Aaron Kennedy SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas CSM Michael J. Uhlig SGM Mike Oldsen LTC Vincent Stoneking COL Christopher Burns SGT Veronica Fulgham - Blais MSgt Joshua Copeland COL Jean (John) F. Burleson Col Joseph Lenertz SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP'SGT Jeff Daley, PhD Col Michael Grubbs, Ph.D., LMFT-S SGT Jeff Daley, PhD
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I just came across this article: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/12/08/wounded-warriors-project-a-legal-scam/
It talks about how everything they do is contracted out and the officers each have a salary of 100k - 300k. It also talks about how out of all the funds that are donated only ~10% reach the wounded warriors.
This really bothers me because I know my wife and I have done fundraisers and donated to the WWP. Does this affect how you will donate? or where you will donate? Do you actually research the non-profits that you donate to?
I know I dont, but this will definitely make me start.
As we are coming to find out, wounded Vets are big money. Considering I'm 146% disabled, I'm trying to figure out how to tap into this.
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