WFW #1: AWARDED!

Today I (Joe) had the amazing opportunity to award our first package to its new owner. Needless to say he was blown away. We were able to get out to the range, get the rifle zero'd and setup for him. This has to be one of the most rewarding things I have ever had the opportunity to setup. 

WFW #1: Once a Sniper Always a Sniper

Proudly I get to announce our first package being delivered tomorrow to one very deserving operator.

Disclaimer before we begin: Here at WFW we strive to help fellow operators who have given something for their county and in doing so give support to the companies that allow us to do that by donating so generously. In an attempt to allow these operators to continue in their lives without being posted about online for the world to see, we will give brief descriptions of their situation without divulging their names,  or individual units other then service affiliation. Any picture of individuals will be blurred for their protection unless otherwise approved.

Now with that being said, our first package is for a member of Naval Special Warfare who lost his leg above the knee during combat operations overseas. For those joining in late I (Joe) was approached by his unit to assist them in purchasing a rifle for him. This interaction was the catalyst and beginning of what I hope will become a large ongoing project now known as Weapons for Warriors.

After a few phone calls to the companies listed below we had a truly amazing package starting to materialize. The pouring of support by these companies cannot be overstated and many thanks from all of us here at WFW to those who rogered up to help us.

Donations included:

Defiance Machine: a Deviant Long Action with magnum bolt face http://defiancemachine.com

Mile High Shooting Accessories: AX Rifle Chassis http://milehighshooting.com

Bartlien Barrels: 26" 30 Cal rifle barrel blank http://bartleinbarrels.com

Timney Triggers: Calvin Elite R700 Trigger http://www.timneytriggers.com

Accu-Shot: Atlas Bipod and Monopod http://www.accu-shot.com/Atlas_Bipods.php

Vortex Optics: Razor 5-20 rifle scope http://www.vortexoptics.com

Spuhr AB: Scope mount http://spuhr.com

Gunworks Elite: Cerakote work on entire package http://gunworkselite.com

Combat Swag: Data Book http://www.combat-swag.com/COMBAT-SWAG.html

Crowner Knives: custom knife and sheath http://jeffcrownerknives.blogspot.com

The rifle was expertly built by Marc Soulie of Spartan Precision Rifles http://www.spartanrifles.com

Please excuse my horrible pictures, I am camera challenged currently. A situation to be fixed in the future.

I am extremely happy with the final result and I'm sure the deserving operator will as well. Please follow us for more updates on future projects, and continue to feed your nominations to our Facebook page until we set up our email accounts.

Welcome to WFW: Weapons for Warriors

Welcome to Weapons for Warriors (WFW). Our sole purpose is to remember and appreciate those warriors who were wounded while serving at the tip of the spear. Being all active duty ourselves, the contributors and people associated with this project hold strong ties and serve in varying units falling under USSOCOM. I (Joe) started this project quite by accident when a friend of mine contacted me when a member of his unit was injured and his unit was looking to purchase this operator a rifle. This young sniper had taken a round to the back of one of his legs causing it to be amputated from above the knee. The only thing he was worried about even after his injury was when he could get back with his unit and continue to operate. People like this are the reason I love my job and continue to strive to be apart of this small community of extraordinary people.

 I have a few friends within the industry so they were looking if I had any suggestions on where to look to make their hard earned dollars go a little farther. After some thought I advised them to hold on while I made some phone calls to see what I could set up. I was overwhelmed with the response from the firearms and tactical industry jumping at the opportunity to help this young man with a promise of nothing in return, no high dollar advertisements or promotions. More to follow on this endeavor soon but after wrapping this project up I started thinking about how I could help more warriors wounded yet still wanting to be in the fight. Help given by operators for other operators, not used for political gain, or public support but because these brothers gave something in service for a country they believe in and care so dearly for. So here we sit at our first blog post, hopefully one of many. I will start to look for submissions to be picked by our panel of operators for worthy warriors.

Submissions must follow this criteria:

1. Must be verifiable SOF (through a known unit commander, certificate, reputation etc. This is in an effort to keep this project from being exploited by fakes)

2. Must be submitted by a fellow SOF warrior or spouse (verifiable)

3. You do not get to pick and choose what we set up but do get to give feedback if selected. Kinda like the popular television show Overhaulin' we are going to be going off donations and other people's time and money. If your attitude is anything other than gratitude and support you will receive no help/ items and another warrior will be chosen.

4. DO NOT LET THE PERSON KNOW! What would be the fun if the nominated individual knew the whole time? Let us have our fun.

I chose to do this for SOCOM unit warriors only simply due to the members of WFW being all under SOCOM ourselves. Sadly in the world we live in there are too many people willing to pretend to be something they are not for personal gain. We have ways to verify service within SOCOM and verify the validity of certificates so we are sticking to it. There will be no exceptions to this rule, I apologize.

Disclaimer: Here at WFW we strive to help fellow operators who have given something for their county and in doing so give support to the companies that allow us to do that by donating so generously. In an attempt to allow these operators to continue in their lives without being posted about online for the world to see, we will give brief descriptions of their situation without divulging their names,  or individual units other then service affiliation. Any picture of individuals will be blurred for their protection unless otherwise approved.

We are doing this on our own time and using friends and connections to help fellow operators. I am going to try to set up things like pistols, rifles, knives, axes, shooting trips, competitions, courses of instruction, tactical gear etc. Things these men are intimately familiar with and keep them in the fight as well as show they are not forgotten and are dearly appreciated. I plan on using this blog as a way to show the support of the companies who donate as well as a place to write about ongoing projects.

thank you for your time, contact for submissions will be posted as soon as I can setup an account.

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