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Helping veterans take their next steps forward in life.

MEETING URGENT NEEDS

Heavy deployments since 9/11 have left countless veterans with mental health issues. 17 veterans commit suicide on average each day.

BraveMind

Uses revolutionary VR therapy to help veterans recover from PTS and enjoy a more normal life.

385,000+ veterans have some form of spinal injury. Others are disabled due to traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke.

SoldierSuit

Provides state-of-the-art rehabilitation devices including robotic exoskeletons to VA hospitals for veterans with disabling injuries.

Many veterans with spinal injuries aren’t covered for the extended physical rehabilitation that’s often necessary.

SoldierRecovery

Funds rehab for vets who have fallen through the coverage cracks so they can keep pushing toward recovery.

6 major gaps in the post-9/11 GI Bill have left many veterans without funding for education that could fuel a civilian career.

SoldierScholar

Grants allow veterans to pursue degrees that can help them support themselves and their families.

Veterans now have access to an exoskeleton device

over $

in advanced medical devices has been donated to date

over $

In scholarships has been awarded to date

Donation dollars passed on to our causes

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Paralyzed Olive Branch vet throws out first pitch at Cubs game

September 13, 2021

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Tyler Densford was only a mild baseball fan. But after having the chance to throw out the first pitch this week at a Chicago Cubs game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Wrigley Field, and listening to the roar of the crowd cheer for him, the paralyzed veteran is an even bigger fan now. Densford, a 2012 graduate of Lewisburg High School who was paralyzed from the chest down in a freak 2016 helicopter training accident, was able to walk upright to the pitchers mound using an Indego robotic exoskeleton which was donated to him by a family member of the…

Ahead of Veterans Day, SoldierStrong Donates $10,000 to Share “Wounded Heroes” Documentary With Heroes Across the Country

November 9, 2021

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Charlie Norwood VA uses VR rehabilitation therapy

April 22, 2022

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Dean Kamen Announce Launch of Operation Mobility Tour

May 26, 2021

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Today, SoldierStrong, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping military veterans take their next steps forward in life after service through the donation of revolutionary medical technologies, and Dean Kamen, founder and president of DEKA Research and Development Corp., announced the launch of Operation Mobility, a 2.5-month, cross-country bus tour to donate 25 iBOT® PMDs (Personal Mobility Devices) to wounded veterans and Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, SoldierStrong Donate Robotic Exoskeleton, Virtual Reality Treatment System to Help Vets Take Next Step Forward

October 30, 2022

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US Marine Vet Chris Merkle Explains VR Therapy to Martha MacCallum on Fox News The Story

SoldierStrong acknowledged for their work by Vice President Pence

US Marine Vet Chris Merkle Explains VR Therapy to Martha MacCallum on Fox News The Story

How Virtual Reality Helped A Combat Vet Overcome PTS

Christopher R. Merkle M.A. is an advocate for veterans, their loved ones, garnering community support for their transition and, reducing the stigma of mental health. A Marine combat veteran who openly challenges the stigma of mental health by sharing his battle with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and the benefits gained through the use of technology like Strong Mind and virtual reality to treat PTS. While he is proud of his service to the nation and community in the military, local law enforcement, and Departments of State and Defense he does not believe veterans or anyone should be defined by their past. “You fought for everyone’s Freedom to include our own, now fight to regain or maintain your own happiness and the American way of life”.

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