CWVC News
In the News: Veterans to set sail with Warrior Sailing Program
For 21 military veterans, the word “can’t” is the one thing they won’t be bringing with them to San Diego Harbor. Not willing to let injury or medical condition hold them back from the rest of their lives, these disabled veterans will take part in a novice sailing...
Upcoming Challenge calendar updated
Our calendar of upcoming challenges has been updated. You can view that here: Upcoming Challenges and Expeditions
San Diego Sailing Camp is now Closed for submissions
Thank you to everyone that signed up to participate in the San Diego Novice Sailing Camp. If you are interested in participating in other events, you can see what we have coming up here: Upcoming Challenges.
Micro-moments
By Jessica Silk I never truly grasped how difficult swimming through five hundred meters underwater is with a missing a leg until that moment. From my peripheral view of my mask, I could see the stream of bubbles coming from my Veteran’s regulator as if he were a...
In the News: Combat-wounded vets successfully climb one of world’s highest mountains
TARPON SPRINGS (FOX 13) - A special team of wounded veterans has notched another achievement. Members of the Combat Wounded Veterans Challenge reached the summit of Aconcagua, one of the highest mountains in the world. "It was a desert-type climate and it was straight...
Double lung transplant recipient and retired Navy Seal, Justin Legg, tells his story…
One of our challenge warriors, retired Navy Seal, Justin Legg, tells his story about how he got injured, his double lung transplant and how he honors his lung donor, Jarred McKinley Carter.
Warrior Sailing Novice Camp
The weather is pretty nice here in Florida. (Sorry to all the CWVC fans outside of the Sunshine State!) With that in mind, our thoughts turn to the next Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge. In partnership with US Sailing and the USMMA Sailing Foundation, CWVC is proud...
In the news: Studio 10
This morning our Aconcagua Team members, Billy Costello, Pete Quintanilla, Josh Waisanen and Bryan Weideman appeared on the WTSP-TV Studio10 show. They talked about the climb, the conditions and the medical studies being conducted while making the ascent. Show host...
Gunny Brady Walks for CWVC
It takes a special breed to be part of the military. You are the 1% that heeds the call to serve our nation. Here comes one Gunny who wants to make a difference for our veterans while supporting Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge. Roy Wesley “Wes” Brady, Jr., recently...