…kneels on while preparing meals, but he did not have enough space to use it in his former home. Having a specially adapted custom home not only helps David in the kitchen, it also provides comfort for his wife Maribel and their three children. Maribel used to constantly fear her husband would fall and injure himself further in the shower, as he has done in the past. The financial freedom of a donated home will also help him achieve his…
CPT ROBERT WITHERS Winter Garden, FL Mission Accomplished on Nov. 21, 2015 On his third voluntary deployment, Army Captain Robert “Bobby” Withers was serving as Platoon Leader of the Personal Security Detachment for the Commander of Task Force Morgan, responsible for Parwan province, Afghanistan. Before sunrise, on the morning of May 19, 2010, foreign fighters launched what was to be the largest attack on an Air Force base in 40 years, breaching the perimeter of Bagram Airbase in two…
SSgt Hans Blum Redlands, CA Mission Accomplished on Sept. 25, 2016 On Feb. 10, 2012 Marine Staff Sergeant Hans Blum and his team from the 2nd EOD Company were sent to conduct a Post Blast Analysis (PBA) in an area where a Marine was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Upon completion of the mission, SSgt Blum was walking toward the designated safe area when he stepped on a secondary IED. The blast caused the…
…patient and she was volunteering there. The two welcomed their first child, Finley Wade, in July 2019. Ferris would like to express his gratitude and let those who helped to make his specially adapted custom home a reality know that the uncertainty and daunting task of trying to find accessible housing is no longer overwhelming him. He is focused now on his future, and the freedoms and comfort his accessible home offers him while he, “transitions back to normalcy“. …
…more time fishing and being outdoors with his children. He’d also like to get back to being a “gadget geek” and toying around with electronics and computers, something he enjoyed doing before his injury. “We are still in complete shock and are finally coming to the realization that our dream of home ownership is now possible,” says Taryn. Thanks to Homes For Our Troops and its Home Award Program, she says, “Our family is able to call this house ours.”…
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