Army Sergeant Jordan Folmar

LIBERTY HILL, TX

Mission Accomplished on June 29, 2024

Jordan Folmar wanted to join the military since he was a child. He enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman with the 1-508 PIR, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, first deploying to Afghanistan in 2009 and again in 2012.

On July 6, 2012, during his second deployment, Sergeant Folmar was on a dismounted patrol in Zhari District, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED). SGT Folmar lost both legs above the knees and sustained ruptured eardrums in the blast.

Jordan spent several years undergoing surgeries, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and learning how to use prosthetics at Walter Reed Medical Center. He is now a stay-at-home father and baker for his and his wife Amanda’s cookie business.

In his former inaccessible home, Jordan could not access most rooms in his wheelchair because the doorways were too narrow. A specially adapted custom HFOT home allows him to access every room in the single-level, open layout. “Having a fully adapted HFOT home is life-changing. No more crawling on the floor to get into my daughter’s bedroom to say goodnight and no more putting on my prosthetics to go out in the front yard. No more standing up in my wheelchair just to reach a glass for water,” he says.

Originally from Texas, Jordan chose to remain in the Austin area for the excellent school district.

Jordan wants HFOT’s donors to know he is grateful for their support. “Without amazing people like yourselves, HFOT could not continue their mission of building specially adapted custom homes for severely injured Veterans. You are changing hundreds of people’s lives with your generosity,” he says. “These Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and their families are all living more comfortably.”