Wounded Warrior Project and Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Publish a Handbook for Injured Service Members and Their Families

    NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project
 and Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund announce the publication of "A Handbook for
 Injured Service Members and Their Families." The purpose of the handbook is
 to assist injured service members and their families by providing
 information about what lies ahead, an overview of resources at their
 disposal, and a discussion of certain issues they are likely to confront.
 The handbook is a supplement to the information provided directly by the
 various branches of the military, as well as governmental and
 nongovernmental organizations. Davis Polk & Wardwell, a New York-based law
 firm with offices around the world, prepared the handbook pro bono on
 behalf of Wounded Warrior Project and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
     Individual chapters include: immediate concerns that the service
 members and their families will face, disability evaluation and disability
 rating systems, disability compensation, heath care and education benefits,
 tax issues, legal rights and assistance, and available state resources. The
 handbook gives information on resources provided by the military service
 branches, the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal and state governments
 and non-profit organizations like Wounded Warrior Project and the Intrepid
 Fallen Heroes Fund. All content serves as a starting point/reference guide
 and assists injured service members and their families to take full
 advantage of resources at their disposal. Each chapter contains lists,
 including websites and telephone numbers, of organizations that can provide
 more information and further assistance.
     "We're pleased to be able to provide this handbook in connection with
 our continuing mission to support wounded and recovering service men and
 women and their families," said Bill White, President of the Intrepid
 Foundation.
     "WWP is very excited to add the handbook to the collection of resources
 provided in our backpack program, and we also expect it to be a great
 reference for our WWP liaisons, who help America's wounded warriors in
 their recovery process every day," said WWP Executive Director John Melia.
     The Handbook is available at http://www.fallenheroesfund.org. Questions
 with respect to topics discussed in this handbook should be addressed to
 Wounded Warrior Project at 877-TEAM-WWP (832-6997) or
 info@woundedwarriorproject.org or Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund at (800)
 340-4376 or info@fallenheroesfund.org.
     About the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund:
     The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting the men and
 women of the Armed Forces and their families. Begun in 2000 under the
 auspices of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, and established as an
 independent not-for- profit organization in 2003, the Fund has provided
 close to $60 million in support for the families of military personnel lost
 in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and
 veterans. These efforts are funded entirely with donations from the public,
 and hundreds of thousands of individuals have contributed to the Fund. 100%
 of contributions raised by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund go towards these
 programs; all administrative expenses are underwritten by the Fund's
 Trustees.
     From 2000 to 2005 the Fund provided close to $20 million to families of
 United States military personnel lost in performance of their duty, mostly
 in service in Iraq and Afghanistan. In January 2007 the Fund completed
 construction of a $40 million world-class state-of-the-art physical
 rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
 The "Center for the Intrepid" serves military personnel who have been
 catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and
 veterans severely injured in other operations and in the normal performance
 of their duties. The 60,000 square foot Center provides ample space and
 facilities for the rehabilitation needs of the patients and their
 caregivers. It includes state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment and
 extensive indoor and outdoor facilities.
     About Wounded Warrior Project:
     Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
 dedicated to assisting those men and women of the United States Armed
 Forces who have been severely injured during the wars on terrorism in Iraq,
 Afghanistan, and other locations around the world. Beginning at the bedside
 of the severely wounded, WWP provides programs and services designed to
 ease the burdens of these heroes and their families, aid in the recovery
 process, and smooth the transition back to civilian life. To find out more
 please visit http://woundedwarriorproject.org, or call 1-877-TEAM.WWP.
 
 

SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project; Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund