…and counters, as well as pull-down shelving. The financial stability of a mortgage-free HFOT home gave Joel the foundation to create a stable future. He owns a consulting company and is currently operating as the logistics and supply chain director. Originally from Missouri, Joel chose to build his home in Colorado because of his love of the outdoors. Joel is grateful to HFOT’s donors and supporters for taking care of him and his family. “I cannot express how honored I…
Homes For Our Troops (HFOT), in collaboration with the NFL, celebrated the start of construction on a new specially adapted custom home for retired Marine SSgt Omar Milan, who was injured in Afghanistan, on April 28 in Mansfield, Texas. The Groundbreaking event signifies the start of the build process and provided members of the HFOT organization an opportunity to introduce SSgt Milan and his family to the entire community. The NFL presented HFOT with a $50,000 grant to continue its…
SGT Javier Rivera Rivera New Braunfels, TX Mission Accomplished on June 7, 2019 Javier Rivera Rivera attended college for six months before deciding to enlist as an airborne communications specialists in the Army. On Nov. 12, 2007, while on his second deployment, Army Sergeant Rivera Rivera was serving with the 1-91 Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade in Paktika Province, Afghanistan when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). SGT Rivera lost his right hand and sustained burns…
…site, SSG Jauregui spotted a secondary wire leading to another IED. After photographing the site and approaching his platoon sergeant and EOD technician to share this new information, he stepped on a third IED. Alex lost both legs, and sustained significant hearing loss, and extensive injuries to his right hand and forearm. With no medic and no morphine to ease the pain of his burning legs, SSG Jauregui found comfort in the familiar voices of brothers coming to his immediate…
…is now a police officer for the Suffolk County Police Department in New York. In his free time, he enjoys playing hockey, golf, and softball. He has also run half marathons. Matias previously lived in a traditional home in Wantagh, N.Y. The stairs and narrow hallways presented mobility issues for Matias on a daily basis. To honor the service and sacrifices of this Marine, Homes For Our Troops built Matias and his family a specially adapted custom home on Long…
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