SGT Mario Lopez New Braunfels, TX Mission Accomplished on June 5, 2020 Mario Lopez was in high school when he watched the twin towers fall during the September 11th terrorist attacks. Angered by the horrific events, Mario felt compelled to serve, thinking: “If I don’t do it, who will?” Mario enlisted shortly after graduating in 2003, joining the 68th Engineer Company as a truck driver. He first deployed to Iraq in 2005 and again to Afghanistan in 2008. On Aug….
…and Brittany say HFOT is truly a blessing, and HFOT’s donors and supporters are the foundation for helping Veterans. “I am extremely fortunate to have people like you who care so deeply. Nothing I can say can really measure how truly thankful I am.” related articles: Laker Lutz News, March 23, 2021 Veteran Army Specialist Stephen Peterson received a warm welcome to his specially adapted custom home in Land O’ Lakes, on the morning of March 13. Read more. …
…of Martial Arts, history, and strategic theory). Cpl Romo would like to thank all of the donors and volunteers who support Homes For Our Troops. “We are so grateful for this opportunity. I am a big believer in self-empowerment and investing in people. This home gives us the means to pay it forward to other Servicemembers as well as those in our community. We will be able to more effectively help more people in the future. Thank you,” he says….
…it is where he met Cara, the love of his life. Derrick is incredibly grateful to have received an HFOT home and considers HFOT’s donors and supporters his guardian angels. “Your love and support for Veterans like me give me hope. If I can help just one person in the same way, life and all its trials will be worth it,” he says. related articles: CoStar News, Aug. 23, 2022 Retired infantryman Derrick Sharpe, who lost his right leg and…
SPC JAMES FAIR Pittsburgh, PA Mission Accomplished on May 17, 2008 James Fair’s story is one that’s heard on almost a daily basis: a U.S. soldier in Iraq sustains a life-altering injury due to an enemy munition. In November 2003, Fair was stringing barbed wire around an ammunition supply point in Fallujah, Iraq, when he stumbled onto a makeshift enemy bomb. He lost the sight in both eyes and both of his hands. Shrapnel severely injured his right leg…
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