…in San Diego. He continues his treatments and therapies there at this time. Kevin enjoys spending time with his family. Since receiving their home in 2013, Kevin and his wife Kayla have started a family and now have a son and daughter. Hand-cycling, 4-wheeling, video games, and target shooting are some of the hobbies that interest Kevin. He is currently in school to become a bike mechanic. Kevin appreciates all of the assistance he received from HFOT’s donors and volunteers…
LCpl Michael Gonzales Godley, TX On June 12, 2010, during his first combat deployment, Marine Lance Corporal Michael Gonzales was serving as an Infantry Rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division in Garmsir Province, Afghanistan when he was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast after a three-day fight with enemy forces. He sustained the loss of his left leg above the knee, right leg limb salvage, loss of his left eye, internal injuries, burns on…
SPC Reas Axtell Idalou, TX Mission Accomplished on August 29, 2009 On the evening of Aug. 28 2007, a 127 mm rocket was lobbed into the U.S. military base in Kirkuk, Iraq, where Army Specialist Reas Axtell was serving as part of the 977th Military Police Company. SPC Axtell was badly injured in the blast, which shattered both of his legs leaving him with a double hip disarticulation. With the help of numerous volunteers, Homes For Our Troops was able…
Sgt Zachary Stinson Chambersburg, PA Mission Accomplished on Dec. 13, 2013 Marine Sergeant Zachary Stinson was on his first deployment when he lost both of his legs above the knee and sustained severe damage to his hands in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Marjah, Afghanistan on Nov. 9, 2010. While on a foot patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Sgt Stinson stepped on an IED resulting in the traumatic amputations of his right leg below the…
SGT Christopher Tarte Russellville, AR Mission Accomplished September 30, 2017 On Oct. 29, 2011, Army Sergeant Christopher Tarte, a combat engineer with the 576th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, was on his first deployment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. While conducting a route clearance patrol, SGT Tarte’s vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED). The blast broke SGT Tarte’s legs in more than 10 places and caused a pulmonary embolism, vertebrae fractures and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). His right leg…
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