The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of the United States Armed Forces engaged in persistent conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan for decades. US Service Members are still put in harm’s way in multiple areas hostile to American interests. This is the longest period of sustained combat in American history. As a result, the levels of PTSD and moral injury exhibited in our veterans are rising rapidly.
The Project
What are Warriors on the Way?
Warriors on the Way is a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago (AKA The Way) purpose designed to facilitate a combat veteran’s healing from PTSD and Moral Injury.
PTSD and moral injury are both directly linked to an overall reduction in quality of life and increased veteran suicides. The Warriors on the Way pilgrimage for combat veterans, through the reduction of PTSD and moral injury symptoms, improves quality of life and helps in the effort to reduce the veteran suicide rate.
Fr. Steven Rindahl (US Army, retired) will lead the pilgrimage. Having made multiple pilgrimages focusing on veteran healing, Fr. Steve is an experienced pilgrim and has designed this pilgrimage based on those experiences and what he learned completing a doctorate in responding to combat trauma, and developing and teaching the US Army Chaplaincy course on how to provide a Ministerial Response to Moral Injury.
Support Us
Juntos Podemos / Together We Can
Veterans on the Warriors on the Way pilgrimage are all fully sponsored so that nobody misses a healing opportunity due to lack of funds. We rely on donors like you to put Warriors on the Way to healing.