…if he had a mortgage. “Being able to do this from a fully accessible, mortgage-free home is absolutely perfect,” he says. “I am truly grateful to Homes For Our Troops, their donors, and the folks who join up for a cause to help someone else.” Matt is also the co-host of a new online show called “Adventures Enabled” that premiered in January 2018. The show takes injured Veterans on expeditions across North America to experience the healing power of nature….
SGT AUSTIN BURCHARD Lutz, FL Mission Accomplished on September 24, 2011 On March 19, 2009, Army Sergeant Austin Burchard was serving with the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, as a fire support specialist, when he became paralyzed from the waist down by a gunshot wound in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Upon feeling the impact of the bullet fired from the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), SGT Burchard began losing feeling first in his feet and then in his legs followed by…
…helicopter was shot down near Sangin Helmand Province, Afghanistan. With little control of the spinning helicopter, Capt Simone was somehow able to steer to an area away from the prepared Landing Zone, no doubt saving lives on the ground. Capt Simone, one of two survivors in the crash, sustained a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Initially treated at a local field hospital, Capt Simone was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany before being transported stateside. Spending 6 weeks in a coma, Capt…
CPL LARRY DRAUGHN Fairborn, OH Mission Accomplished on October 8, 2011 In May 2009, Marine Corporal Larry Draughn was on his second deployment with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, when an improvised explosive device (IED) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, caused the traumatic amputations of both of his legs, as well as the amputation of two fingers on his right hand. Cpl Larry Draughn was on a routine foot patrol of the area around his company’s base camp when an…
…month later, Anthony was sent to the James A. Haley Hospital in Tampa. Anthony enjoyed basketball, weightlifting, drawing, and spending time with his family. He was most grateful to those who dedicated their time, money, and talents to help build his specially adapted home. Homes For Our Troops extends our deepest sympathies to friends and family of Anthony, who passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2018. Anthony was a valued member of the HFOT Family, and we will miss him greatly….
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