…He and his wife Vi are got married in September 2018. Christopher is grateful to HFOT supporters for the gift of a home that allows him to live independently. “A special adaptive home is the foundation to continued recovery and is life changing for those severely injured,” he says. “As one of many who are doing their best to regain a sense of purpose and direction in life, thank you for what your organization is doing for so many.” …
…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,…
SPC Carlos Gomez Menifee, CA Mission Accomplished on Jan. 25, 2020 Carlos Gomez joined the Army as an Infantryman when he was 20, wanting to provide a better life for his then five-year-old son, Aaron. After completing Infantry training, Carlos completed airborne training before reporting to Fort Knox. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 with the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Three months into the deployment, SPC Gomez’s squad was returning from a routine patrol in…
…two feet from the bomb itself, Andrew and his best friend were both blown into the air by the blast. With his platoon frantically working to save his life, as his low blood pressure prevented him from receiving any morphine to numb the pain, Andrew’s platoon talked and sang to him while carrying him for half a mile to the medevac helicopter. Transported to local hospitals, SPC Wilson was stabilized in-country and airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany before arriving at the…
…hand cycle, monoski, drive and most importantly be a father. He and his wife Paige became parents to a baby girl, Harper, in August 2013. However, the ability to live comfortably in his own home remained a burden in his previous home. When he left Walter Reed, Joshua and Paige were tasked with finding a place suited to his needs. That was not easy to do in southern communities where many homes are almost 100 years old. The only place…
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