SPC ROBERTO REYES JR. Hawley, PA Mission Accomplished on Jan. 30, 2016 On Jan. 26, 2005, during his second deployment while moving with A Company, 1-8 CAV, 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad, Army Specialist Roberto Reyes Jr. was ejected 20-feet in the air from his vehicle after it was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). The impact of his fall and shrapnel embedded in his head from the explosion resulted in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and partial…
SGT Nicholas Firth York, SC Inspired to serve and protect his country after 9/11, Nicholas Firth enlisted in the Army, serving as an Infantryman with 2-22 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division. On June 9, 2006, during his first combat deployment, Sergeant Firth was supporting Battery B, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment when his truck hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Balad, Iraq. He sustained severe damage to his right leg and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the…
CPL AMMON LANG Port Angeles, WA Mission Accomplished on Jan. 18, 2014 Marine Corporal Ammon Lang was on his first deployment when he lost both of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sangin, Afghanistan on June 11, 2011. While on a morning patrol with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Cpl Lang was leading a group of eight Afghan Police when an IED was detected by a minesweeper in an abandoned compound. Instructing the Afghan police…
…he was limited to one room. A specially adapted custom Homes For Our Troops home with an open floorplan gives Justin the freedom to access every room easily. In this safe environment, Justin is able to perform routine tasks on his own and look after Jen as she fights her illness. Most importantly, Justin and Jennie say the home enables them to spend quality time with each other. “I don’t think we could ask for anything more,” Jennie says. Justin…
…Key Ceremony in early 2014, Sgt Maynard has been enjoying his time at home with his wife Jennifer and their young son. He has also been able to do a great deal of hunting. Jordan says he is extremely grateful to be given this home and the opportunity to be an involved and active parent. “I really appreciate our home because it gives me and my family the time and the freedom to do as we please,” he says. …
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