A visit to Walter Reed Hospital changed the lives of Rick Allen, rock drummer for Def Leppard, and his wife, Lauren Monroe, in 2006.
They had already begun the Malibu, Calif.,-based nonprofit Raven Drum Foundation in 2001 to help heal people through drumming. But after meeting with the veterans, Allen, who lost his arm in a 1984 accident, felt a profound connection that led to a partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project in 2009, and his emphasis shifted to veterans, some of whom are amputees.
