…it easier for him to live comfortably and instill more confidence to be mobile. Having more space at home – as well as a garage – allows Freddy to pursue his hobbies. He and his father enjoy carpentry and painting together, but the two found it difficult in his previous home given the limited workspace for tools. Freddy would also love to have a yard to raise chickens and goats one day. The new space and the financial freedom that…
HM3 Redmond Ramos Fallbrook, CA Mission Accomplished on September 14, 2024 Redmond Ramos is one of four brothers who all served as Navy Corpsmen with the Fleet Marine Force supporting Marine Infantrymen in combat. On March 26, 2011, near the end of a combat deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, a fellow Marine stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED). Red was maneuvering to assist the injured Marine when he triggered another IED. He lost his…
…a combat patrol with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and was responding to the scene of an improvised explosive device (IED) blast involving one of his good friends outside the compound in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Carrying a stretcher, and rushing with his team to aid the injured Marine, Brandon stepped on a second IED resulting in the traumatic amputations of his right leg at the hip and his left leg below the knee. Medically evacuated by helicopter, Cpl Rumbaugh was…
…stability of a permanent home, something Blake never had before. “This home frees up a lot of time for us. It gives us a sense of belonging,” he says. Originally from South Carolina, Blake chose to build his home in Florida for the warm weather and friendly community. Blake says no amount of thanks can convey the gratitude he feels toward HFOT’s donors and supporters. “This opportunity is life-changing and what you do really makes a difference in every Veteran’s…
SGT NICK KOULCHAR Brighton, MI Mission Accomplished on May 17, 2014 In 2008, Army Sergeant Nick Koulchar, a combat engineer, deployed with Task Force 1-6 to Iraq, and was attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, for operations in and around Baghdad. On Aug. 26, 2008, SGT Koulchar was conducting route clearance operations as a gunner of a vehicle, when an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) struck the side of his vehicle in Sadr City, Iraq. SGT Koulchar sustained…
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