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Warrior Stories

Finding connection through canine companionship: Veterans and the power of puppy socialization

February 26, 2025

For many Veterans, adjusting to life after service comes with unique challenges. Through a partnership between Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), Veterans are finding healing, connection and camaraderie in an unexpected way—through adorable puppies. Exposure to people, touch, sound and other stimuli are a crucial part of a puppy’s development. That’s […]

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Healing Together: Wounded Warrior Project’s Project Odyssey and the Power of Dogs

December 23, 2024

For Veterans navigating life after military service, programs like Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Project Odyssey provide critical tools for healing and resilience. Through outdoor activities and group-based skill-building, Project Odyssey helps Veterans build resiliency by reconnecting with themselves and others. Project Odyssey is a 12-week program that helps strengthen coping and communication skills through group […]

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Healing from within: A Veteran’s journey to helping others

October 7, 2024

Anna Cherepnina stood at Everest Base Camp, taking in the breathtaking view and reflecting on her journey; She had gone from the depths of despair to scaling new heights of hope—both figuratively and literally. Just a year earlier, Anna was overwhelmed by darkness, struggling to find any reason to keep going. With time and patience, […]

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Keisha Peterson-Anderson: A Healing Journey Through Warrior Canine Connection

May 1, 2024

We are privileged to introduce you to U.S. Navy IT3 Keisha Peterson-Anderson, whom we met through Warrior Canine Connection’s (WCC) Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) training program in partnership with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). We are honored to share her Warrior story.  U.S. Navy IT3 Keisha Peterson-Anderson was working at the Pentagon on September 11, […]

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Warrior Spotlight: Andrew Miller

January 24, 2024

Today we introduce you to U.S. Air Force Captain (ret.) Andrew Miller. He’s a Veteran who Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) had the pleasure of meeting through its Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) training program in partnership with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). We are honored to share his story. A horrific car accident in February 2021 […]

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Warrior Spotlight: Molly O’Connell’s Journey of Healing and Hope

October 16, 2023

Three years ago, as she was being rushed into emergency surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during the COVID pandemic, doctors told U.S. Air Force Major (ret.) Molly O’Connell and her husband that there was a chance she may not walk again — it would depend on the severity of the damage to […]

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  • Ongoing Health Initiative Foundation grant supports Warrior Canine Connection’s MBTR Program April 22, 2025
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