SoldierStrong was built by and continues to exist because of generous support from our donors. We maintain a resolute commitment to our donors and the heroes we serve to direct as much as possible from each contribution to veterans who need it. Every contribution matters – each dollar we receive is put towards helping our veterans receive the technology to take their next steps forward!
SoldierStrong Announces 2018 SoldierScholar Recipients
SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced the 2018 recipients of its SoldierScholar scholarship program. Awarded annually, the goal of this program is to fill any tuition gaps that may be left by the Post-9/11 GI Bill and is available to veterans who fought in the recent War [...]
SoldierStrong Honors The Vince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation At 5th Annual SoldierSalute Gala
2018 Notable Corporate and Individual Supporters to Also be Honored SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that its 5th Annual SoldierSalute Gala, taking place on Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at The Union League of Philadelphia, will honor The Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation. The gala will [...]
United Rentals and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Have Doubled the Program-to-Date Donation this year
Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) Racing announced today that its partnership with United Rentals Inc., the largest equipment rental company in the world, has produced a total donation of $499,767 to date since 2016
SoldierStrong Donates Exoskeleton for Advanced Stroke Rehabilitation to Tampa’s James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that it is donating an EksoGT™ exoskeleton to Tampa’s James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital to make advanced stroke rehabilitation available to Tampa-area veterans for the first time. The state-of-the-art device will be dedicated [...]
Robotic exoskeleton helps severely injured patients back on their feet
The Fraternal Order of Eagles and Soldier Strong raised $150,000 to buy the exoskeleton to donate to Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Their goal was to help injured veterans walk again.
SoldierStrong and Iowa State Fraternal Order of Eagles Donate Robotic Exoskeleton to Younker Rehabilitation
STAMFORD, Conn., July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, has joined forces with the Fraternal Order of Eagles–Iowa State Aerie & Auxiliary to donate an EksoGT™ exoskeleton to Younker Rehabilitation at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The robotic exoskeleton is used in rehabilitation to help [...]
UNITED RENTALS REWARDING TURNS FOR TROOPS FOR ALL RAHAL DRIVERS’ LAPS IN MAY
INDIANAPOLIS – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will be making more meaningful turns at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this May. A Turns for Troops drive that began in 2016 with United Rentals donating $50 for each lap Graham Rahal completes in the Verizon IndyCar Series was expanded Friday to apply to fellow Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers [...]
SoldierStrong to Donate State-of-the-Art Exoskeleton to the South Texas Veterans Health Care System
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that it will be donating an EksoGT™ exoskeleton to the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital in the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. The donation ceremony, which will include a patient demonstration, will [...]
SoldierStrong Announces 2017 SoldierScholar Recipients
New scholarship launched at Old Dominion University for a female veteran studying STEM STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced its 2017 recipients of its SoldierScholar scholarship program. The scholarship program aims to help supplement the Post-9/11 GI Bill, by filling [...]
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala to Join SoldierStrong Advisory Board
STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced the appointment of Donna Shalala, former Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), to its Advisory Board, effective immediately. "We welcome Ms. Shalala to our Advisory Board. Her dedication to advocating for [...]
David Letterman Makes Cameo At SoldierStrong’s Annual Gala
SoldierStrong Announces Former Navy SEAL Rorke Denver to Host 4th Annual SoldierSalute Gala Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense to Deliver Keynote Address at Event Honoring the Nonprofit’s Notable Supporters STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that Former [...]
SoldierStrong and Fraternal Order of Eagles Partner Donate Exoskeleton to CHI Health Rehabilitation Institute
SoldierStrong and Fraternal Order of Eagles Partner to Donate State-of-the-Art Exoskeleton to CHI Health Rehabilitation Institute Only exoskeleton device cleared for both stroke and SCI rehabilitation is now available to help Nebraska-area veterans and patients to stand up and walk STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to [...]
Using robotics to help wounded veterans to walk again
SoldierStrong founder Chris Meek and wounded veteran Chris Weston-Smart on efforts to help wounded veterans to walk again with the aide of wearable robots.
United Rentals CMO Christopher K. Hummel Joins SoldierStrong Advisory Board
STAMFORD, Conn., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that Christopher (Chris) K. Hummel, senior vice president (SVP) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for United Rentals, will join their Advisory Board effective immediately. United Rentals began donating to SoldierStrong in 2013 and, [...]
LaSalle Solutions Supports SoldierStrong Through Turns for Troops Charitable Program
Every Lap Completed at 2017 Indy 500 Will Benefit Veterans ROSEMONT, Ill., May 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LaSalle Solutions, a leading provider of technology lifecycle asset management services, announced today that it has partnered with United Rentals and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on their Turns for Troops program. LaSalle Solutions will donate $25 to [...]
Letterman cameo highlights RLL, SoldierStrong partnership extension
By Tony DiZinno | Link to Main Article INDIANAPOLIS – It’s not often anymore David Letterman makes public appearances on a dais, where he’s cracking jokes alongside key partners and team members. But the partnership between Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and SoldierStrong, with the Turns for Troops program that supports the nonprofit organization that’s dedicated [...]
SoldierStrong and Fraternal Order of Eagles Team Up to Donate Exoskeleton for SCI Rehabilitation To Long Beach VA Health Care System
STAMFORD, Conn., March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that it has teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Eagles to donate an Ekso GT™ exoskeleton to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Long Beach Health Care System. The VA [...]
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que raises $20,000 for SoldierStrong during Sauce for a Cause
SoldierStrong was happy to partner with Dinosaur Bar-B-Que for a limited-time charity offering called ‘Sauce for a Cause.’ Beginning Friday, May 27th and running through June, all proceeds from purchases of the co-branded Sensuous Slathering BBQ Sauce went to SoldierStrong, which the organization will use towards the purchase of cutting-edge medical technologies to benefit injured [...]
SoldierStrong is proud to support the Run to Home base event
SoldierStrong continued its multiyear partnership with the Boston Red Sox and their Run to Home Base event which culminates in runners finishing the race across Fenway’s home plate. The event benefits veterans by providing clinical care to them and their families. Additionally roughly 600-800 care packages are created during the event to be sent to [...]
SoldierStrong is proud to be Wawa Food Markets’s nonprofit partner
SoldierStrong is proud to be Wawa Food Markets's nonprofit partner. On what turned out to be a perfect day for golf, SoldierStrong gratefully accepted the proceeds of Wawa's 31st annual scramble open golf tournament held at Old York Country Club in Chesterfield NJ. Thank you to Wawa and all of their vendor participants!
SoldierStrong and Fraternal Order of Eagles Join Forces to Donate Robotic Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehabilitation To Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Only robotic exoskeleton cleared for both stroke and SCI rehabilitation is now available to help Minneapolis-area veterans re-learn to walk. STAMFORD, CT: May 18, 2016 - SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that it will be donating an Ekso GT™ (EKSOD) robotic exoskeleton to the United States [...]
SoldierStrong Makes Life-Changing Donation to Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
On May 4th Frank LaMacchia stood up, stretched to his full height, and surveyed a room filled with over 100 people. This might seem inconsequential, an everyday activity as normal as eating a sandwich or tying your shoes. But for LaMacchia it was different — he was standing for the first time in 17 years. [...]
Within Their Grasp
The futuristic armored exoskeletons we marvel at in movies like Iron Man and the robotic "Luke Arm" of the Star Wars saga are now real inventions. An exoskeleton suit sits in a chair waiting for Sgt. Dan Rose, who was paralyzed while serving in Afghanistan, to demonstrate its use. Two former Wall Street traders, Marc [...]
SoldierStrong Receives Standing Ovation at BCA Breakfast #BCAProud @SoldierStrong
Sergeant Dan Rose and the SoldierStrong team attended the BCA Hospitality Breakfast last Friday. Sergeant Rose demonstrated to hundreds of guests the remarkable SoldierSuit, a bionic device that helps veterans to “Take Their Next Steps Forward”. Philadelphia Inquirer staff joined us at Breakfast Friday and published in today’s paper an article highlighting the amazing feat. Please [...]
Denver VA to test whether walking machine can help brain-injured vets
Five years ago, a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan paralyzed Army Sgt. Dan Rose from the chest down. Doctors said he would never walk again. On Wednesday, at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Denver, he proved them wrong. With crutches and a bionic walking machine, the brown-bearded young man rose from his [...]
SoldierStrong Receives On-Field Recognition and Honored at Select NFL Salute to Service Games
Nonprofit to Showcase How It Supports Veterans by Providing Cutting-Edge Medical Devices That Enable Them to Walk and Will Kick-Off a Text-to-Give Campaign. STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoldierStrong (previously known as SoldierSocks), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, announced today that it will receive on-field recognition and [...]
