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Published November 24, 2025 at 2:26PM

I-66 E-ZPass Express Lanes at Haymarket [Photo: I-66 Mobility Partners]

“Our central mission is to create an environment where veterans can relax, re-charge, and re-connect with what’s important,” I-66 Express Mobility Partners stated. “We love seeing our heroes and their families enjoying themselves here at the Warrior Retreat, and we’re grateful to partners like I-66 EMP for making it possible.

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Corvette Show for Willing Warriors Postponed to August 9 Due to Storm Threat

By Potomac Local News

Published July 18, 2025 at 10:53AM

HAYMARKET, Va. – Organizers have postponed the 6th Annual Vettes for Willing Warriors Corvette Show due to the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms this weekend. Originally scheduled for Saturday, July 19, the event will now be held on its rain date, Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run, located at 16013 Waterfall Road.

According to the National Weather Service, the region faces 50–80% chances of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, with a threat of damaging wind gusts and flash flooding due to very heavy rain rates. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s, with humidity making it feel even hotter. Severe weather potential is expected both Saturday and Sunday.

10 Years of Hope, Healing, and Heroes — Celebrate Memorial Day at the Warrior Retreat!

By Sponsor

Published May 16, 2025 at 9:40AM | Updated May 16, 2025 at 9:59AM

Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is more than just the unofficial start of summer — it’s a time to come together as a community and honor those who gave it all for our freedom.

This year, Willing Warriors is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 10 incredible years of providing a “Home Away From Home” for our nation’s wounded, ill, and injured service members and their families. Since 2015, the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run has welcomed over 2,800 warriors and their loved ones, helping them relax, reconnect, and recharge — all thanks to the generosity of community members like YOU.

Press Release

Willing Warriors to Celebrate 10 Years of Serving Veterans at Retreat near Haymarket

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 23, 2025 at 7:00AM | Updated March 23, 2025 at 8:21AM

Dominick speaks at the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting.

Willing Warriors, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting recovering service members and their families, will hold a community-wide event this spring to celebrate a decade of healing and hope.

The organization will mark its 10-year anniversary with a celebration on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run near Haymarket. The retreat provides free, week-long stays for wounded service members and their families, offering them rest, reconnection, and recovery in a peaceful setting.

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Prince William Supervisors Approve Tax Exemption for Serving Our Willing Warriors Nonprofit

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 23, 2024 at 2:14PM

SOWW retreat in Haymarket [Photo: SOWW Facebook page]

SOWW provides vital support to wounded veterans through cost-free respite stays and programs aimed at helping them and their families recover from the physical and emotional tolls of military service. The tax exemption applies to four properties owned by the organization on Waterfall Road in Haymarket, allowing SOWW to allocate more resources directly toward its services for veterans.

Sarah Ford, the executive director of SOWW, expressed her gratitude to the Board, stating, “This vote will not only impact our warrior retreat but also the warriors and their families that we serve now and into the future.” She emphasized that the exemption would enable the organization to expand its programs, which have already served over 2,400 veterans, with no suicide losses among those who have stayed at the retreat.

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Willing Warriors Retreat Expands; Over 2,300 Served

By Tom Bohacek

Published May 20, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated May 22, 2024 at 9:24AM

Willing Warriors Retreat House held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a third cottage at the retreat on Friday, May 18, 2024.

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