{"id":35889,"date":"2024-05-21T15:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T15:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/21\/nonprofit-born-from-post-911-wars-still-helping-vets-after-20-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:03:57","slug":"nonprofit-born-from-post-911-wars-still-helping-vets-after-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/05\/21\/nonprofit-born-from-post-911-wars-still-helping-vets-after-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit born from post-9\/11 wars still helping vets after 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recon Marine Eddie Wright was on his second deployment to Iraq in April 2004 when he was caught in the kill zone of an insurgent ambush in Fallujah, Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later estimates put the attacker numbers at between 40 and 60. Enemy fire engulfed Wright and his fellow Marines. A rocket-propelled grenade struck him, taking both his hands and fracturing his femur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon after he spent three weeks in the intensive care unit in Maryland at Bethesda Naval Medical Center before being transferred to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for long-term recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His mother flew to the United States from Ireland where she lived to help him. One day as he walked with her back from a physical therapy appointment, a worker with the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/07\/17\/former-marine-commandant-to-chair-semper-fi-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">Semper Fi &amp; America\u2019s Fund<\/a> came to find them because they were giving grants to families supporting their wounded loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause a lot of families had to stop working and were paying out of pocket for food and other things as they tried to stay around their wounded veteran,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2014\/10\/04\/semper-fi-fund-director-made-honorary-marine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mar-honorary-marine-semperfi-3jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Semper Fi Fund director made honorary Marine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In one of his final acts as commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Jim Amos pinned Semper Fi Fund founder Karen Guenthe&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the military medical system simply wasn\u2019t prepared for the large influx of wounded in the early years of the post-9\/11 wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nonprofit provides direct assistance to injured, wounded and ill service members, veterans and their families. Initially founded to assist Marines and sailors, the organization expanded from its original name of the Semper Fi Fund to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefund.org\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Semper Fi &amp; America\u2019s Fund<\/a> in 2012 to meet the needs of troops from all military branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright, 48, was one of its early beneficiaries. As the organization hits its 20th year in operation in May, it boasts of having distributed $330 million in assistance to more than 32,000 service members and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright was able to return to service and finish his enlistment, working as a martial arts instructor at The Basic School, which trains newly commissioned Marine officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a great way to spend my last year in the Marine Corps, and kind of a way to go out on retirement on my own terms, go out with my boots on,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eddie-Wright-Fallujah.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eddie-Wright-Fallujah.jpg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eddie-Wright-Fallujah.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eddie-Wright-Fallujah.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marine Eddie Wright during his 2004 deployment to Fallujah with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. (Eddie Wright)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christy Stover, who now oversees all the fund\u2019s case managers on the West Coast, joined the fund in 2007 and became Wright\u2019s case manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were so busy, but in the best way possible,\u201d Stover told Marine Corps Times. \u201cIn the early days, there were so many people who were in the hospital and there were catastrophically wounded service members like Eddie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the outset, Stover said, the organization sought to fill gaps that others didn\u2019t. She remembers providing funding for a special water filtration system at the home of a veteran who\u2019d been severely burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund also began a bed grant program to provide specialized beds for veterans with injuries to the spine, neck, lower body or even migraines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time as various health and other problems among veterans became more prevalent, the fund adapted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund paid his airfare a few years ago when he had to travel on short notice to Ireland when his mother had her own health problems, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It continues to offer a service member and family support program and has added a transition program for veterans leaving the service and an integrative wellness program to provide long-term health tools and therapies for veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal year 2023 the fund provided $29.5 million in assistance, adding 2,100 first-time recipients, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/winternewsletter2021\/fy2023-annual-report-semper-fi-america-s-fund\/full-view.html\" target=\"_blank\"> fund data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family service and support fund issued $21 million to 10,900 recipients during that period. Another $3.2 million was used for transition support to 1,800 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support extends beyond the initial contact, Stover said. Case managers check in with veterans for years beyond their first assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome people here a long time have got several hundred cases they\u2019re working on,\u201d Stover said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semper-fi-fund-volunteers.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, mix concrete mixture and water, during a volunteer project supported by the Semper Fi Fund to help a Marine veteran at his home, Oct. 25, 2012. (Lance Cpl. Austin Long\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright has used a neurological fitness program through the fund that helps participants mitigate and ameliorate stress through breathing and other techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt helps you to heal the brain, rewire and produce new mechanisms of coping,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund operates through donations, it does not receive government financing, Stover said. Donations range from one-time or recurring monthly donations to more than $100 million in support throughout 12 years from the Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation, whose namesake Bob Parsons is a Marine veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the number of wounded returning home has decreased as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ended, many of those who served still need help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright often recommends the fund to friends and veterans he meets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve got 20 years\u2019 experience of caring about us, relationships that are long lasting,\u201d Wright said. \u201cThey\u2019ve had the experience, they\u2019ve seen it all, whatever you\u2019re going through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stover said that referrals such as Wright\u2019s help the fund continue to assist those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think people forget with some of the individual invisible wounds that our service members endured, that it doesn\u2019t stop just because the war is over,\u201d Stover said. \u201cThe need is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That commitment gives veterans such as Wright a measure of reassurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s relief,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIf something happens, no matter what you\u2019re going to receive the care you need. 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