…and his wife Samantha are grateful to be living in a specially adapted Homes For Our Troops home that gives Nick the freedom and independence back he fought so hard to preserve. Nick enjoys football and hand-cycling and is part of the Marine Corps Mentorship Program for injured Veterans. Since he received his HFOT home, Nick has become an avid golfer and competed on the U.S. team in the 2019 Simpson Cup, an annual tournament between teams of injured Veterans…
…local military hospital, then airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany, CPL Williams was later flown to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He also received treatment at the Augusta VA spending a combined total of a year in the hospital. Jeffery enjoys baseball and playing pool and he is a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Since receiving his specially adapted custom home, Jeffery earned his associate’s degree in general studies from Columbia College University in 2018 and is now working on…
…blast tearing into the vehicle. Initially knocked unconscious by the force of the blast, Mike began calling for help to evacuate the vehicle, to “get the guys,” and remembers hearing voices telling him to lie down. In a coma for three days, and revived a total of three times, 1SG Leonard had no recollection of being in Bagram, Afghanistan or Landstuhl, Germany before waking up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, his wife, Cheryl by his side. It was then…
Cpl Jose Gasca El Paso, TX Mission Accomplished on Nov. 10, 2011 In September 2008, Marine Corporal Daniel Gasca lost both legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Fallujah, Iraq. The vehicle he was driving was hit by a control detonated improvised explosive device (IED). As a result of the blast, Cpl Gasca sustained spinal fractures, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and leg injuries so severe that both of his legs required amputation. Transported first to Ballad,…
IN MEMORIAM CW4 TaMarsh Thompson San Antonio, TX Mission Accomplished on Sept. 17, 2016 On March 22, 2012 Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) TaMarsh Thompson sustained a severe traumatic brain injury when his helicopter crashed in Camp Mural, Afghanistan. While returning from a combat mission, the Apache Helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) TaMarsh Thompson was piloting began to malfunction. Prior to crashing, the rear rotor blade spun off of the aircraft, striking Thompson’s head and causing severe traumatic brain…
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