CPL AMMON LANG Port Angeles, WA Mission Accomplished on Jan. 18, 2014 Marine Corporal Ammon Lang was on his first deployment when he lost both of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sangin, Afghanistan on June 11, 2011. While on a morning patrol with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Cpl Lang was leading a group of eight Afghan Police when an IED was detected by a minesweeper in an abandoned compound. Instructing the Afghan police…
…he was limited to one room. A specially adapted custom Homes For Our Troops home with an open floorplan gives Justin the freedom to access every room easily. In this safe environment, Justin is able to perform routine tasks on his own and look after Jen as she fights her illness. Most importantly, Justin and Jennie say the home enables them to spend quality time with each other. “I don’t think we could ask for anything more,” Jennie says. Justin…
…Housing (SAH) Grant from the Veterans Administration. The grant is awarded to severely injured Veterans based on the level of injury. The Veteran applies to Homes for Our Troops (HFOT), and must meet the following requirements: The Veteran was injured in combat or in support of combat operations “in theater,” meaning while deployed overseas in the theater of war. The injuries must have been sustained after Sept 11, 2001. The Veteran must be retired or in the retirement process. The…
…leg and damaged his remaining limbs, requiring over 50 surgeries in the following years. The single-level, open floor plan in their HFOT home allowed Liam to move freely from room to room in his wheelchair, a luxury he wasn’t afforded in their former inaccessible living environment. Yet, the financial freedom of the donated home proved to be equally life-changing as they sought to expand their family. “One of the benefits that we have with being mortgage-free is that my wife…
SFC Christopher “Chris” Livesay New Braunfels, TX Mission Accomplished on June 12, 2021 Coming from a long line of family members who served, Christopher Livesay enlisted in the military at the age of 17 in 1990. He served with the 7th Special Forces Group for four years then took a one year break from the Army. When he re-joined in 1996, he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and immediately volunteered for Special Forces Assessment and Selection. After…
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