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.
Topic: Wandercraft
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Reporting on paralyzed veterans, the technology that gets them walking, and the people funding it.
Technology
The Wandercraft Exoskeleton, Explained: How a Machine Lets a Paralyzed Veteran Walk Again
A plain-English guide to Wandercraft's self-balancing exoskeleton: how it works, what the FDA cleared and when, who qualifies, and how veterans pay.
Veteran Stories
Joshua's Journey: How One Veteran's Story Became a National Movement
Joshua Holm came home from Iraq paralyzed. A fellow veteran refused to accept "someday." The story behind Walk For A Hero's first campaign.
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.