Combat-Wounded Vets Build Badass Racing Machines on the Road to Recovery

In 2005, Nick Hamm, a proud Marine Corps Veteran, was wounded during his first combat deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This life-altering experience ignited his passion for both motorcycles and the therapeutic benefits they offer to combat veterans like himself.

Nick founded the Warrior Built Foundation, dedicated to helping wounded combat veterans through recreational therapy. Their mission is to introduce the rush and adrenaline that combat veterans experience in their service through working on vehicles and extreme off-road racing. As an organization founded by a retired Marine, they understand the unique needs and challenges faced by USMC veterans and other military veterans.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Extreme Desert Racing Gives Combat-Wounded Veterans a New Mission
00:28 Nick Hamm, US Marine Corps
01:39 Operation Iraqi Freedom
02:51 The Creation Warrior Built
04:23 BAJA 1000
04:47 The Warrior Built Garage
05:12 Modified Build for Amputees
05:34 Recreational Therapy

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