…Burns, a transportation specialist with the 96th Transportation Company, pulled his convoy to the side of the road to fix a flat tire, when another truck hit him. SGT Burns was dragged under the vehicle for a quarter of a mile. As a result, SGT Burns lost his left leg, sustained burns on 30 percent of his body, and sustained severe internal injuries to his bladder and pelvis. SGT Burns awoke from a coma a month later at Brooke Army…
…motivation to tackle anything life throws at me,” Johnny says. Originally from California, Johnny chose to build his home in Texas for its proximity to healthcare and Veteran-friendly community. Johnny wants HFOT’s donors and supporters to know receiving a donated, specially adapted custom home is life-changing. “The words ‘thank you’ don’t seem to be enough when I think of the impact HFOT’s donors have left on the Veteran community. I appreciate that we are still in your hearts and minds.”…
…process of trying to save his right leg and is looking at future surgeries beginning with a complete knee replacement. Medically retired, Justin has become a good friend to HFOT often speaking at events for fellow Veterans and other corporate engagements to raise awareness about the cause. He has been working with a furniture company to provide furniture to Veterans at no cost. He also runs a nonprofit that works with Veterans and their families to overcome the psychological challenges….
…enlisted as a mechanic with the 3rd Infantry Division and went on his first combat deployment to Iraq in January 2005. On Sept. 6, 2005, Lito was serving as the lead gunner of a convoy with the Division’s Personal Security Team in Baghdad when his vehicle drove over multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Two teammates were killed instantly, and Lito lost his left leg at the hip and sustained hearing loss. Lito spent two and a half years recovering at…
SPC JASON M. SCHULZ Eagle, WI Mission Accomplished on March 13, 2010 Army Specialist Jason M. Schulz was returning from a vehicle recovery mission in November 2007 when the Salvage and Recovery Wrecker he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mosul, Iraq. The blast ripped through the door on the right side of the truck, hitting the location where SPC Schulz was seated, resulting in the loss of both of his legs. After first being…
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