Veteran Stories
12 Years After Paralysis, an Air Force Veteran Is Standing Again
Told he had a 1% chance, Air Force veteran Ignacio Montoya paired spinal stimulation with exoskeleton training. His single-case study reports real gains.
Hero 1 of 100 — Joshua L. Holm. Walkers and backers are live.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Reporting on paralyzed veterans, the technology that gets them walking, and the people funding it.
Told he had a 1% chance, Air Force veteran Ignacio Montoya paired spinal stimulation with exoskeleton training. His single-case study reports real gains.
Walk For A Hero Foundation
The reporting is free. The exoskeletons are not.
Every mile walked and every dollar pledged funds FDA-cleared Wandercraft exoskeletons for paralyzed U.S. veterans.