Some L1F Heroic Service Families
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
SSGT James is our current "main stage" service family effort and we are SUPER EXCITED about this AMAZING FAMILY! James is an 11 year U.S. Marine Veteran with multiple deployments to Iraq. He was wounded in combat, suffering traumatic brain and other injuries. We are working on plans to build a new house for James, his wife, and their 4 children. They live in a beautiful and peaceful part of NE Arizona and are looking forward to their new home. Please join us by donating to their specific project by hitting the DONATE BUTTON. We need significant help with this project going forward. Looking forward to seeing this project finished! Please ask for the Project Synopsis PDF.
Incredible 82nd Airborne Army Service & Family Story
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
Brier and his family are one of our favorite and special service families and situations. Briar was in the famed 82nd Airborne in the U.S. Army. He survived an 1,100 ft jump without his parachute opening and has had many medical issues as a result. He and his wife, and their 3 young boys have been through challenge after challenge after challenge since we met them almost 6 years ago. And we have had the honor of walking alongside them through the challenges of home transition, mental health healing, medical issues with two of their boys and abuses of this family by the government. We LOVE THIS FAMILY!!. So proud of them and it's an honor to continue supporting in this amazing journey that they are on!
Air Force Vet Successfully Battling TBI
New Home for 100% Disabled 37 Year Old Navajo Marine
Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Air Force Veteran, Ted, has had a rough journey with service related Traumatic Brain Injury, but one that has been inspiring to so many other TBI Veterans as he has aggressively worked and taken great steps to heal and function at top levels. We have had the honor of assisting Ted in numerous ways in this journey since he moved to Arizona for better healing opportunities. Ted's future is bright!!
Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Hey everyone… I want to tell you about a girl named Megan, who I met by chance at the Veterans Memorial Monument in Anthem, Arizona. She was suicidal and came tonight to talk to the spirit of her grandfather who was an Air Force Vietnam Veteran and died 5 years ago and has a special etched memorial brick in the pavement around the memorial. She has been lost without him for the last 5 years. She says he’s the only one she could really communicate with. Life has been really rough for Megan and then she lost her job yesterday and has just lost all hope. She looks 16 but she’s 27. She came to say goodbye to her grandfather…and then to take her life. But I was there. I was sitting at the memorial waiting for a military family to show up so I could help them with plans for the celebration of life service for their hero veteran on Sunday. For some reason I had just felt I was to go to the Veterans Memorial early…and I did. And now I know why. She walked in at the same time I did and I could immediately tell that she was very distressed and suicidal. She kept her head down and her face covered with her hair. She sat there and cried silently. After a while of giving her her space, I spoke to her and introduced myself and asked if she was willing to talk. She was willing to listen at that point…more shocked that someone would even talk to her… ANYONE. But I did get some answers from her. I gave her some encouragement and my business card and told her I had to meet with this family but I asked her to stay around afterwards and she said she would. While I was meeting with the family I noticed she was gone. But when the family left she showed back up and she had been waiting out of sight. She then easily opened up and the floodgates just erupted. She really needed to talk to someone. And so I listened. I knew she needed a hug, and I asked her if it was OK to give her a hug. She didn’t verbally answer… She nodded and literally could not hug me fast enough… and I was surprised at how intense her hug was. She was really hurting, and it showed up in her hug. My dog Ruger is very aware of people in pain. He’s my constant companion and part of my support as well. He had been very attentive to her. He also doesn’t always like people hugging because he thinks somebody’s getting hurt. But he just sat there and watched and wagged his tail. He knew!! He knew her pain. And God knows our pain even if we’re silent to those around us like Megan was and like I have been at times. You see, it’s all about just paying attention to those around us and being situationally aware. Noticing the subtle little nuances…and the obvious ones, of the human condition of the people around us. That’s all. God just wants us to notice and to love on each other. Especially in our pain.. So I just sat with her for a while and we talked. Actually I listened a lot. She REALLY needed to talk. One of our female staff will be available to her but she has agreed to call me 24 / 7 if she feels suicidal again. Sadly, I run into these situations quite often. Mostly with military and first responders and their families. It’s a major part of what we do with our foundation. We deal with this a lot more than anyone knows, quietly in the background. It’s not generally stuff we can share publicly. But in this case I’m asking for you to please pray for Megan. She responded well to encouragement and is open to talking more. A former work friend of hers, who was worried about her, came and picked her up from the park which was good. There’s a lot more but I’ll leave it at that. I believe that Megan will move forward, stabilize and make good decisions for her future.
Disabled Overweight Marine Trapped in Home...
Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Disabled Overweight Marine Trapped in Home...
Daniels situation was a challenge from the first day. His late wife was a serious hoarder, leaving Daniel only a path in his wheelchair to the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Daniel is a proud Marine with service in Vietnam. His weight and being wheelchair bound created many obstacles for him in his daily life. We cleared out the house, made numerous repairs, did massive yard and garage clean up and much more. Daniel has no family and had been ignored by numerous organizations, neighbors and government. We stirred the pot and got action on many of his needs. Daniel is one of the most gracious men you could ever know and we are grateful to know him and provide support to him going forward.
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Meet Megan...Air Force Dependent...Intended on Suicide
Disabled Overweight Marine Trapped in Home...
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