Wounded Heroes

The Kindergarteners at Ankeny Christian Academy blessed us with a special gift for Christmas 🎁 The students in Mrs. Maxwell's class made Christmas and "Thank you for your service" cards to give Veterans who have participated in our programs. The students and their families donated gift cards to local restaurants and stores to be included with the cards.

Many students in this class have parents/family members/close friends who either have served, or are currently serving, in our military.

Thank you to Mrs. Maxwell, your Kindergarteners, and their parents. You have helped to bring joy and happiness to so many of the Veterans who have trusted us with their healing and their stories. We appreciate your support and generosity!

Due to freezing temperatures and possible snow on Sunday, we are canceling our final archery event for the season.

Thank you to everyone that participated this year! We had so much fun, and are looking forward to next year 🏹

ARCHERY FELLOWSHIP 🏹

Come join Wounded Heroes for our next Archery Fellowship day on Sunday October 29th at the Archery Range at Saylorville Lake. The address is Water Ave, Johnston IA 50131. Bring your spouse and your kids too! All ages welcome and equipment will be provided. 1pm - 3pm, weather permitting.

We hope to see you there!

Mogadishu Mile pics are here!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/srTFzw3QyquZRSnk9

Please give credit to Ankeny Photography LLC by Patti Madison when you share photos 🙌🏻 Patti has a true heart for Veterans 🇺🇸 She works so hard to get each and every competitor in action. We are so thankful for her excellent photography skills and hard work. Please give her a shoutout!

🔥SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT🔥

Thank you to Straight Up Framing for your sponsorship of the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile. We are grateful for your support!

Straight Up Framing
Since 2006, Straight Up Framing has been a trusted framing subcontractor in Central Iowa. With attention to detail and a commitment to excellence, our team builds it right the first time. Straight Up Framing provides rough carpentry framing services in commercial, multi-unit residential, agriculture, custom homes, and timber frame projects within the Ames and greater Des Moines areas.

Sage Cut Components is a process we’ve developed to frame with more precision, speed, and efficiency. All framing components are pre-cut, labeled, and strategically bundled before it ever hits a job site, decreasing framing time by 25% or more and reducing job site waste.

We know the craftsmanship that goes into the framing process. Let us help!

🚨SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT🚨

Today we want to say thank you to Kaizen Health and Wellness for their continued support of Wounded Heroes and sponsorship of the 2023 Mogadishu Mile 🙌🏻 The team at Kaizen was one of our original sponsors, they have partnered with us to present at REBOOT Recovery courses, provided services and support to Veterans in our program, and have hosted events to raise money for our cause. They are just all around amazing people!

Founded and led by Dr. Bryan Ladd, the team at Kaizen wants you to continually pursue your best. They use proven strategies for health, and years of experience working in orthopedic physical therapy, to focus on helping you reach your best so you can feel better, move better, and perform better. They provide high-quality care that’s specifically designed to address each clients needs. They help clients live a high-performance, pain-free life so they can achieve your goals. And they serve as a valuable resource for coaches, athletes, and trainers around the world. I mean, have you seen their TikTok’s yet?!??

The team at Kaizen works with crossfitters, active adults, runners, cyclists, weightlifters, athletes, and young athletes. And they are now the official physical therapy partner of the Iowa Barnstormers Football Club 🏈

if you are ready to get rid of pain and get back to movement and exercise, you need to give them a call!

⭐️ SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT⭐️

Thank you to Benson Wealth Management for your support of Wounded Heroes! You continue to humble us with your generosity 🙌🏻 Thank you for your 2023 Mogadishu Mile sponsorship!

We Are Proud to Serve
Benson Wealth Management is a leading multi-generational wealth management firm which has built the capacity and infrastructure to be able to help successful individuals, their families, and their businesses today and for generations to come.

In the span of almost 15 years, we have built a team of highly credentialed advisors which allows us to create personalized financial plans that guide the implementation of investing, insurance, and tax efficient strategies, preparing clients and their families located across the country for a lifetime of financial decisions. Our clients’ best interests are at the heart of we do every day based on incorporating all aspects of our clients’ financial life.

We help our clients make educated tax decisions with the goal of managing the impact to them, their family, their business, and ultimately their legacy.

Having a firm built to guide our clients’ families through their biggest financial decisions through multigenerational planning is what sets us apart. This is what allows our clients to have a sense of cohesiveness and organization in their plan. We will help protect and preserve your life’s work through the generations.

If you are looking for a trusted financial advisor, give Doug Benson and his team a call today!

👕 MOGADISHU MILE SHIRT PICKUP 👕

Shirts are in! Pickup before the event Wednesday or Thursday night as follows:

Wednesday 5:00 - 6:30pm
Thursday 5:00-6:30pm

CrossFit Goldfinch
(Previously called Ankeny Sports Performance)
1608 NW State St #101
Ankeny, IA 50023

🔥SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT🔥

Thank you Dr. Joseph Brunkhorst and DMOS Orthopedic Centers for your sponsorship of the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile 🙌🏻 We are grateful for your support and friendship!

Joey Brunkhorst, DO
Sports Medicine and Knee, Hip & Shoulder Surgeon

Iowa native, Dr. Joseph Brunkhorst, completed fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Brunkhorst developed his interest in sports medicine while competing as an NCAA Division I athlete during his undergraduate education at Iowa State University. Prior to joining DMOS in 2015, he also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army.

Dr. Brunkhorst specializes in shoulder and knee arthroscopy, knee ligament reconstruction, and shoulder arthroplasty – including reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, cartilage restoration procedures, including the new MACI and joint injections.

Dr. Brunkhorst also has an interest in hip arthroscopy and enjoys helping patients with new, advanced hip procedures. In addition, he manages the care of sports-related injuries and conditions, as well as workers’ compensation cases. He is committed to continuing education and research, so he is able to offer the most advanced and state-of-the-art treatments to his patients.

You can count on DMOS Orthopaedic Centers’ joint and bone specialists to provide expert care that will help you get back to living – faster.

Mogadishu Mile Location Update!!

The track that we have held the event the previous two years, is being paved next weekend. So our event will be held at the smaller track, on the north end of Camp Dodge.

Remember to bring your ID to enter Camp Dodge. Children do not need identification. After showing your ID, proceed forward through the S-curve. You will then continue straight down Maintenance Drive, continuing straight passed the Freedom Center. Turn right on 5th Street. Then turn left at the first stop sign on Truck Entrance Road. You will proceed north to 11th Street, take a slight right and turn left into the gravel parking lot next to the track.

You will see us set up under the covered structure on the right. Can’t wait to see you all!

⭐️SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT⭐️

Thank you Professionals Amongst Referrals (PAR) for your generous donation and sponsorship of the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile. We are so appreciated of your support!

Professionals Amongst Referrals (PAR) was established in 2013 to provide business reciprocity and referrals amongst its members. PAR is based on the philosophy that the most effective business relationships and referral sources are developed through strong, quality personal relationships and bonds amongst its members. To aid in the development and strengthening of these personal relationships PAR regularly holds non-business networking social events and gatherings.

PAR is built on the framework that allows only one member per industry, business or profession so that PAR members are not competing for business with each other. PAR further distinguishes itself from other networking groups in that PAR members must be individuals of integrity, who are in a decision making capacity within their respective business or profession, and whose business can benefit from, and be a direct benefit to, the other members of PAR. PAR members must be owners or presidents, if possible, but in any event, decision makers, of their business or profession. These philosophies and core values allow PAR members to maximize their benefits from each other in their respective business and profession. PAR members recognize that the benefits from PAR are many times intangible and are derived from secondary sources. However, PAR firmly believes that years from now the individual personal successes of PAR members will reflect that a large measure will have been attributable to being a PAR member and our association together.

🚨 SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT 🚨

Thank you Carrier Access for your sponsorship for the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile. We are so thankful for your generous support for our organization. It because of people like you that we can continue serving our country’s Veterans and military community. Thank you!!

Carrier Access is the Midwest’s trusted IT partner, delivering business IT services through intimate clients relationships, enterprise expertise, talented engineers, and strategic partners.

Headquartered in Clive, Iowa, Carrier Access is founded by technology industry leaders that are proud to call the Midwest home. Each member of their diverse team brings a unique set of experiences, skills and expertise. Through highly certified experts and strategic partner relationships, Carrier Access helps solve complex issues with creative solutions to simplify the business of IT.

Give them a call and discover why so many businesses are turning to Carrier Access as their preferred IT partner.

⭐️SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT⭐️

Thank you to Summit Family Dental for your sponsorship for the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile event. We are humbled by your generosity and thankful for you support!

Summit Family Dental
With offices in Ankeny and Nevada, the mission of Brad Millard D.D.S. and Nate Leinen D.D.S., is to provide quality, custom dental services to adults and children in a calm, stress-free environment.

Their friendly, experienced team is now accepting new dental patients. They serve both children and adults with varying dental needs. Services include: Routine Dental Care and Cleanings, Pediatric Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Implants, Veneers, Whitening, Crowns, Bridges, Root Canal Therapy, and Periodontal Therapy. Their brand new, state-of-the-art office features an in-house lab which will help save you time and money on a number of specialized dental treatments since there’s no need to send work to a third party lab.

Sponsor Highlight!

Thank you to the Yoder Realty Group for sponsoring the 2023 Wounded Heroes Mogadishu Mile 🇺🇸 We are grateful for your support!

The Yoder Realty Group is a full service real estate team serving the Des Moines, IA area. Both Sam Yoder and Abe Yoder are educated, qualified, and hard working professionals. And they are both Veterans 🙌🏻 If you need help buying a home, selling a home, building your dream home, or obtaining a mortgage these are your guys! Sam is a loan expert. VA loans too! Give them a call 📞

Also, it’s Sam’s birthday today so if you see him make sure to wish him the best birthday today 🎂

Two weeks left to sign up for the Mogadishu Mile and guarantee you get one of these sweet shirts! We thought it would be fun to switch it up this year and make them Army PT shirt colors.

The link to sign up is in our bio. Heats start every 20 mins from 8-11am. $25 for adult registrations, kids participate for free!

Come join us to honor the fallen warriors of Operation Gothic Serpent 🇺🇸

To learn more and sign up go to:
wounded-heroes.org/mogadishumile

We had an awesome turnout Sunday for our archery event at the Saylorville Lake Archery Range 🏹

Kodi had lots of young learners, and his patience and dedication shone brightly ⭐️ We are grateful to have him on the Wounded Heroes team!

We had a little sibling rivalry, and some father-son rivalry going on as well 🤼‍♀️ It was fun to watch!

Thank you to everyone who came out to participate. Stay tuned for our next archery event date in October!

Wounded Heroes is very excited to share that we are hosting the Mogadishu Mile at Camp Dodge again this year 🇺🇸 2023 is the 30th anniversary of Operation Gothic Serpent (depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down 🚁)

Registration is now open, and details for the event are located on our webpage here: https://www.wounded-heroes.org/mogadishumile/

Registration cost is $25. You must register by Sunday, September 17th to guarantee a tshirt. This is a family friendly event, & children are free 🙌🏻

You can register for multiple people when you check out. For example, if you are registering for you, your spouse & your 2 children - add 2 adult registrations for $25 each, but you can also the 2 children’s shirts for free.

Profits from the fundraising event go to Wounded Heroes to provide REBOOT Recovery Trauma healing courses, archery events, hunting trips, & mentoring Veterans as they transition to civilian life.

WHY:
Join us to honor the heroic actions of Task Force Ranger and remembrance of the fallen warriors of Operation Gothic Serpent. On October 3rd, 1993 in Somalia, daylight combat operations began in the afternoon and did not end until the final Ranger element departed the city of Mogadishu on the morning of October 4th, ending in a running gun battle that has become known as The Mogadishu Mile (depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down).

WHO:
All Ages Event – Bring the Family

WHERE:
Camp Dodge Physical Fitness Track – 7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131

WHEN:
Saturday October 7th, 2023 – 10 heats of 20 participants each, beginning at 8am and ending at 11:20.

Tshirt pickup will be available before the event on Wednesday 10/04 and Thursday 10/05 at Goldfinch Sports Performance - 1608 NW State Street, Unit 101, Ankeny, IA 50023

Virtual participation is an option! We will mail you a shirt 😁

ARCHERY FELLOWSHIP 🏹

Veteran friends!! Come join Wounded Heroes for our next Archery Fellowship day on Sunday August 27th at the Archery Range at Saylorville Lake. The address is Water Ave, Johnston IA 50131. Bring your spouse and your kids too! All ages welcome and equipment will be provided. 1pm - 3pm, weather permitting.

We hope to see you there!

We hosted our first Women’s Only Archery Event 🏹 a few weeks ago at the Saylorville Lake Archery Range.

It was a super windy day, so our aim may not have been the best, but we learned, laughed, and most importantly had fun! Our youngest participant might have kicked all our butts and shown us how it’s done 😳

Thank you to Steph Lane for the amazing instruction! You are a wonderful coach and we are so thankful that you came out to teach us and enjoy the wind! We can’t wait to have you back again!

Also, thank you to the US Army Corps of Engineers for providing this free range for us to practice our bow shooting skills 🇺🇸

5 days left to sign up for our 1st Women’s Only Archery Event 🏹 This event is free! And is open to civilians, not just female Veterans.

Stephanie, the host and creator of the Woods and Waters Project will be coaching the event 🙌🏻

Event Details:
Sunday June 25th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Saylorville Archery Range
Water Ave, Johnston, IA 50131
Cost: the event is free!

Archery equipment will be provided. Space is limited to 15 participants so DM us to get signed up ASAP!

Kids are welcome too (if under 18 a parent or legal guardian must be present).

Come have some fun and learn with us outdoors!

Last week we wrapped up our 8th REBOOT Combat Trauma Recovery course. This class was very special. Doing it via zoom, allowed Veterans from all over the country to be able to join. We had amazing conversations. We opened the door to healing. We uncovered things about ourselves that we needed to work on, we made friendships, and were vulnerable with each other. It’s the community that so many of us miss and need.

Thank you to each and everyone of the participants. For trusting us with your trauma healing journey. You are the reason that we do what we do 🇺🇸

📣Calling all female outdoor enthusiasts📣

Wounded Heroes presents our 1st Women’s Only Archery Event 🏹

Come meet Stephanie, the host and creator of the Woods and Waters Project, who will be coaching the event!

Stephanie is an avid outdoorsman, archery coach, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. She loves empowering others to get out there and see how awesome they are!

Event Details:
Sunday June 25th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Saylorville Archery Range
Water Ave, Johnston, IA 50131
Cost: the event is free!

Archery equipment will be provided. Space is limited to 15 participants so DM us to get signed up ASAP!

Kids are welcome too (if under 18 a parent or legal guardian must be present).

We hope to see you there!

Today we honored the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Please take a moment today and pray for the fallen warriors (and their families) who put their lives on the line so that we may be free 🇺🇸

Thank you to Ankeny Sports Performance for throwing this event to raise funds for Wounded Heroes. It’s because of people like you that we can continue to give back to the Veteran Community 🙌🏻

Thank you to each of the sponsors that helped to make this event possible 🙏🏼 With your support, the event was a huge success!
Designed 2 Move Spine & Sport
Advanced Family Dentistry
J. Pettiecord Inc.
The DRIPBaR
Bry Wisecup, Realtor
Delivering Hope: The Cash and Cooper Foundation

Thank you to Ankeny Photography LLC by Patti Madison for taking photos - it’s no small feat to get photos of each and every participant. You are a miracle worker!

To each of the participants today - thank you for sharing your morning by putting your bodies on the line for our cause 💪🏼 Pictures will be shared in the NACF page once editing is complete.

Thank you to Derek Strohbehn for helping us set up and for being the best motivator and drill sergeant anyone could ask for!

And last but not least - Amy Boyd, this would not have been possible without you 🙌🏻 Thank you for being our biggest supporter! You give back with a huge open heart to everyone around you and it’s inspirational to be a part of. Thank you for being you!

Thank you to the amazing sponsors that generously donated to the Murph for Heroes event on Memorial Day 🇺🇸

It’s because of people like you, that we can continue serving those who served our country. Thank you 🙏🏼

Come join us on Memorial Day at Murph for Heroes 🇺🇸 Ankeny Sports Performance is graciously hosting the workout event again this year to raise funds for Wounded Heroes🙌🏻 You have until May 13th to get signed up and secure a tshirt.

We are currently in the middle of our 8th Combat Trauma Healing Course, and have several hunts lined up this year for Veterans. Thank you to everyone that has continued to support our organization so we can provide these services to those who served our country 🙏🏼

Register here:

https://app.wodifylive.com/Event/Event.aspx?u=murphforheroes2023

Want to participate in the workout? Buy a ticket AND signup for a heat, make sure you input tshirt size when buying ticket!

Want to donate but can’t attend? Buy a ticket and input shirt size, but don’t signup for heat.

Want to donate extra, or donate and don’t want a shirt? Venmo user name is included in the event information.

Wounded Heroes 1st Turkey Hunt.

The day started off with missing a tom at 48yds 🤦🏼‍♂️, then it continued with a shell misfiring 😑, but the journey ended with success by connecting with this turkey 🦃💥!

Thank you to Brenden Phelps - for donating his land and his time for this fun day! We are grateful for your support 🙏🏼

Kodi Robinson

Guess who’s back? Back again?

Wounded Heroes is back with REBOOT Combat Recovery 🙌🏻

We are excited to announce our 8th REBOOT class starts in 2 weeks. This class will be held virtually via zoom. REBOOT Combat Recovery helps Veterans, active duty military, and their families achieve breakthrough in their battle against service-related trauma. There is HOPE after trauma.

Join us (on Zoom) starting on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 PM for 12 weeks, focusing on the spiritual aspects of combat recovery. We are a FREE course - not a support group - providing practical help for Veterans, service members, and families dealing with the after effects of combat. You won’t find shortcuts or easy answers, but instead, you’ll find solutions that last.

Register at rebootrecovery.com/military

To join our course, choose the virtual class starting 3/21 at 7pm (please note actual start time is 7:30PM). After you have registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration.

We can’t wait to get this class started! Sign up is limited, so make sure you register 🔜

REBOOT Recovery