Juho Lee

Chief Culinary Specialist Juho Lee grew up listening to stories from her grandfather, who was a captain in the merchant marine. She loved his adventure stories and his uniform. She was deeply affected by the 9/11 attacks, so when she was able, she joined the Navy in 2005. She deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2009 – 2011. She was one of the first females to operate the 240B belt-fed machine gun, and was selected for the Lioness program in Iraq to work with Marine infantry to help assist with culturally appropriate interactions with women and children. She found Navy Wounded Warrior because one of her friends is a former Team Navy athlete and encouraged her to participate. She joined her first camp in November 2024 and left with a new appreciation for adaptive field. “After my injury, I could not do any sports. I did not have real confidence in the beginning. Navy Wounded Warrior gave me perspective to see and do sports in new ways. Even though some were foreign to me, I was able to adapt and gain confidence. I left my first camp inspired and wanted to do more.” In her free time, Lee loves to garden and baking eases her mind. She loves to visit the beach with her daughter and body surfing.