Thank you for doing your part to help restore freedom and independence to these Heroes. See how you are changing lives of severely injured Veterans. Find out if we are building a home near you. Annual Impact Report View Project Map Marine Sergeant Adam Kisielewski’s specially adapted custom home gives him the ability to soar above his dreams – literally….
…volunteered for a second tour of duty to Southwest Asia as a supply management specialist with the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, he was tasked to tear down and rebuild body armor. Kevin’s responsibilities included lifting 40 pounds of body armor for 13 hours a day. On March 2, 2010, three weeks into his deployment, he ruptured two vertebrae while performing his duties. Additionally, the relentless desert…
SSGT JOHN JONES Fort Collins, CO Mission Accomplished on July 18, 2009 On Jan. 3, 2005, Marine Staff Sergeant John P. Jones was serving in Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines when he was severely injured. John was in the seventh vehicle of a 35-vehicle convoy when it hit a double-stacked anti-tank mine. The mine that exploded under his HMMWV launched him 25 feet through the top of the vehicle. John was previously living in a rented house…
…his mom is of waking up in Bethesda Naval Medical Center almost three weeks after the blast. Complications due to lung infections and pneumonia caused by nearly drowning face down in the water at the injury site would necessitate he be placed on a ventilator during that time. Since moving into his home, Justin has gotten married to his wife, Casey. They became parents to a baby girl in January 2016. He says the home gives him independence and “the…
…that both of his legs were gone. Lifesaving measures by his comrades helped to stabilize him for a medical evacuation by helicopter. Airlifted to Camp Bastion, Cpl Romo was treated for his injuries before being flown to Landstuhl, Germany where he remained for a week. Arriving stateside, Cpl Romo spent six weeks at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, M.d., before transferring to Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego where he received treatments and therapies for nearly two…
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