…given him peace of mind knowing his family is living in a safe and comfortable environment. The home has also opened up athletic opportunities for him as he is able to practice in his own backyard. He plays basketball with the Central Valley Ballers and has taken up archery with fellow HFOT home recipient Justin Bond. He is hoping to apply to college soon. “I have been able to focus on myself and gain my confidence back,” he says. …
…daughter, Olivia. Jessica works as a CPA and Latseen stays busy taking care of his children when they’re not in school. He is also active in adaptive sports, Latseen participates in skiing, scuba diving, tennis, softball, basketball, sit-volleyball, fishing, shooting, and hand-cycling. He is a member of the VFW and the American Legion. SGT Benson would like to thank everyone for their support. Living in a specially adapted home gives Latseen the opportunity to live a life with the freedom…
Thank you for supporting Homes For Our Troops in 2017. Before we ring in the New Year, check out our latest Rebuilding Lives video, featuring Army Sergeant First Class Charles Armstead. Because of support from individuals like you, Charles is playing basketball, kayaking, hand cycling, and, most of all, enjoying life in his specially adapted HFOT home….
…seeing nothing but dust around him. After the blast, a feeling of weightlessness overcame him. Still conscious and communicating with his team who was working on him, he was then loaded onto the helicopter for medical evacuation to Landstuhl, Germany. In the weeks and months of rehabilitation that followed, Joshua would progress on his prosthetics and eventually return to his active lifestyle. An avid outdoorsman, Joshua enjoys hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, attending sporting events and being at the beach. He is…
Army PFC Vicente Ramirez Crestview, FL Mission Accomplished on Dec. 7, 2019 Vicente Ramirez enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman hoping to find a more interesting and exciting career than the one he had as an iron laborer. In January 2006 he deployed to Iraq with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Surrounded by his new family of comrades, Private First Class Ramirez had finally found the adrenaline rush he craved by experiencing…
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