Join - Connect - Thrive

Welcome
to Wake
for Warriors

  • 501 (c) Nonprofit

  • All-volunteer

  • Veteran-led

  • Serving Injured US Veterans & Their Families

Helping injured veterans rediscover purpose, strength, and camaraderie through the healing power of adaptive watersports.

Since 2001, more than 1,800 U.S. military personnel have returned home as amputees from combat zones.

Approximately 500,000 post-9/11 veterans live with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) — a leading cause of long-term cognitive and emotional dysfunction.

More than 400,000 post-9/11 veterans experience moderate to severe PTSD, often compounded by physical injuries.

4.3 million veterans live with service-connected injuries.

“I thought I was done. That my life after the injury was just going to be... existing. But Wake for Warriors gave me more than a ride — they gave me my joy back.”
— R.M. Veteran & Amputee Wakeboarder

Injuries isolate.

Watersports heal.

Close-up of a veteran riding the wake during an adaptive surf session
Veteran with prosthetic legs wake surfing behind a boat, smiling with arms raised in triumph
Wheelchair-bound veteran wakesurfing using a custom adaptive sit seat mounted on a Hyperlite wakeboard, smiling as they ride the wave during a Wake for Warriors event

Write your own comeback story.

Now it’s your turn to rise, reconnect, and ride again. At Wake for Warriors, we’re not offering a vacation — we’re inviting you into a brotherhood, a breakthrough, and a battle worth fighting: the battle for joy, purpose, and freedom after service.

Your next chapter starts on the water.

Head to our Events Page now and apply to attend an upcoming Wake for Warriors event. It’s time to write your own comeback story — and we can’t wait to ride it out with you.