Veteran Stories
Ten Years Waiting, Then Walking Again: One Army Veteran's Return to His Feet
Paralyzed by an IED in Iraq, Army veteran Richie Neider spent nearly a decade in a wheelchair. A VA-funded ReWalk put him back on his feet in 2022.
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.
Paralyzed by an IED in Iraq, Army veteran Richie Neider spent nearly a decade in a wheelchair. A VA-funded ReWalk put him back on his feet in 2022.
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.