Our Impact
Every Number Here Is a Veteran Who Came Home to His Team
Warrior Ridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that reunites combat veterans with the teammates they served alongside through free, all-expenses-paid reconnection retreats. This is what that has added up to so far.
88
Veterans Served
13
Reconnection Retreats
100%
Free for Veterans
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Warrior 50 Sponsors
Why Reconnection Is the Work
Combat veterans are taking their own lives at a higher rate than any other demographic in America. Warrior Ridge exists to change that, and we do it in one specific way: we put a team back in the same place at the same time.
The bonds built in service are not ordinary friendships. They are the relationships that got these men and women through the worst days of their lives. When those bonds fade after homecoming, isolation fills the gap. Bringing a team back together is not a weekend getaway. It is a direct intervention against that isolation, and it is the reason every retreat is free and every team is invited back for life.
Teams We Have Reconnected
Warrior Ridge does not select individuals. We select whole teams, and once a team is chosen, every member is welcome back for the rest of their life.
3/3 India Company Raiders
Marines of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. Reconnected in 2024 and again in May 2025 — the retreat is theirs for life.
Team Orthos (OMLT 1.8)
The first team Warrior Ridge ever brought back together, in November 2023, and again in August 2024.
OMLT 1.5 & Advisor Team 1
Strength, honor, brothers in arms. Reconnected at the ridge in October 2024.
Retreat Recaps
Every retreat is documented. These are the weekends, in the teams’ own words and photos.
3/3 India Raider Company — May 2025
A full weekend on the ridge with the India Company Raiders.
3D LAR — June 2025
Comanche Company’s Light Armored Reconnaissance Marines back together in Lewis County.
OMLT 1.5 & Advisor Team 1 — October 2024
Advisors who served side by side in Afghanistan, together again.
What This Looks Like From the Outside
Regional and national outlets have covered the work since our first retreat in 2023.
FOX19 Cincinnati
“Warrior Ridge bringing veterans together through reconnection retreat.”
WSAZ NewsChannel 3
“Warrior Ridge reconnects new team of veterans at Kentucky retreat.”
Where Every Dollar Goes
It costs about $925 to bring one veteran to a reconnection retreat, and roughly $15,000 to fund a full team for a year. That covers travel, lodging, meals, and everything on the ground — kayaking on Laurel Fork and Kinniconick Creek, horsemanship, hiking across Lewis County, and fishing the two ponds on camp.
Not one dollar of it is billed to a veteran. Warrior Ridge is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 92-1839405, and gifts are fully tax-deductible.
Put the Next Team on the Ridge
Nominate a team you served with, or help fund the retreat that brings one home.