…gives Patrick more time to focus on his future plans, which include going back to school. Originally from Montana, Patrick chose to build his home in Orlando, Fla., for the warm weather and to be close to family. Patrick says he cannot thank HFOT’s donors, volunteers and supporters enough for making his home a reality. “My entire family benefits from this amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity,” he says. “This HFOT home represents freedom from banks and a mortgage, so…
Sgt Kenneth “Dylan” Gray Wellington, NV Mission Accomplished on October 22, 2011 In February 2007, Marine Sergeant Kenneth “Dylan” Gray was on his third deployment when he lost both legs after driving over an anti-tank mine in Al Qaim, Iraq. Waking up in the hospital in Germany, Sgt Gray had no recollection of the blast that tore through his HMMWV; his legs being blown off upon impact. He was quickly medevaced to a hospital in Al Asad and then…
SSG Anthony Verra Stella, NC Mission Accomplished on Oct. 26, 2013 Anthony was in the Marine Corps for two and a half years as an Infantryman, but was injured, and discharged before 9/11. He met his wife Shauna at the job he had after leaving the Marine Corps. Shortly after they married, he joined the Army as a communications specialist. He was assigned to 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and deployed with them to Afghanistan in 2010. On Sept….
…his North Carolina home in October 2011. He was a member of the US Biathlon Team, competing in Archery, hand cycling, swimming, and shooting. He completed his first Marine Corps Marathon on his hand cycle in 2009. Before his injuries, Joseph was a boxer for both the Army and the Marines and appeared on HBO in a boxing tournament in 2002. Joseph wrote the official Wounded Warrior Creed adopted by the Marine Corps. The creed reads: Though I am wounded,…
…and his wife Samantha are grateful to be living in a specially adapted Homes For Our Troops home that gives Nick the freedom and independence back he fought so hard to preserve. Nick enjoys football and hand-cycling and is part of the Marine Corps Mentorship Program for injured Veterans. Since he received his HFOT home, Nick has become an avid golfer and competed on the U.S. team in the 2019 Simpson Cup, an annual tournament between teams of injured Veterans…
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