HFOT Supporters create Veterans Park in New Braunfels, Texas

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home
The members of the River Chase Veterans Association (RCVA) in New Braunfels, Texas have been loyal supporters of Homes For Our Troops for years, lending assistance with build events in the San Antonio area, and holding fundraisers to support severely injured Veterans. To honor past and present Veterans, the group created a Veterans Park and …

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Homes For Our Troops featured on CNN’s Champions for Change

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home
This week, Homes For Our Troops is being featured on CNN’s Champions for Change, a week-long special event highlighting bright examples of humanity who give hope and inspiration. Long-time HFOT Ambassador Jake Tapper hosts the segment and he interviews HFOT Board Member and HFOT home recipient Marine Sergeant Adam Kisielewski, who lost two limbs while …

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The history behind National Airborne Day

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home
On August 16, 1940, 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon performed the first official U.S. military parachute jump at Fort Benning, Georgia. Today, the date is celebrated as National Airborne Day, a day to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces. After the first jump, a large force of more 100,000 paratroopers was …

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