Homes For Our Troops to donate its 400th specially adapted custom home to injured Marine in New Braunfels, TX
June 24 2024 - 11:00AM
The national nonprofit organization
Homes For Our
Troops (HFOT) will celebrate the delivery of its
400th specially
adapted custom home this fall. Currently under
construction, the home will be donated to
Marine LCpl
Alberto Flores Jr. and his family in
New Braunfels, Texas. LCpl Flores
was severely injured while serving in Iraq, resulting in the
amputation of his right leg above the knee.
On May 12, 2005, Lance
Corporal Flores was on his second combat deployment with Charlie
Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in Ramadi, Iraq when his
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED). He sustained
severe damage to his right leg.
Now medically retired,
Alberto and his wife, Elvira, whom he met in the eighth grade, have
been married for over twenty-five years. They enjoy spending time
with their son, Alberto Flores III, and grandson, Aden, as well as
their close-knit extended family. Their current house is
multilevel, making it difficult for Alberto to navigate inside and
outside in his wheelchair. He’s often forced to wear his prosthetic
for long periods, causing pain and further injury to his
leg.
Alberto’s new home
features more than 40 major special adaptations such as widened
doorways for wheelchair access, a roll-in shower, and kitchen
amenities that include pull-down shelving and lowered countertops.
The home will also alleviate the mobility and safety issues
associated with a traditional home, including navigating a
wheelchair through narrow hallways or over thresholds, riding on
carpets, or reaching for cabinets that are too high. HFOT will
donate the home to Alberto, thanks to contributions from donors,
supporters, and corporate partners.
Texas Roadhouse, a
national HFOT corporate partner for over two decades, is fully
funding the 400th home, continuing their long-standing commitment
of supporting severely injured post-9/11 Veterans.
“We’re incredibly proud
to fund the construction of the 400th home in our namesake state of
Texas. As a long-time partner of Homes For Our Troops, this
milestone reflects our commitment to giving back to veterans like
Lance Corporal Flores who sacrificed so much for our country,” said
Texas Roadhouse Chief Executive Officer and Homes For Our Troops
Board Member Jerry Morgan. Alberto would
like to thank HFOT donors and supporters for making his daily life
easier. “We are excited and honored to be the recipients of HFOT’s
400th home. It truly means the world to us to be part of such a
profound milestone. The Community Kickoff was an incredible day
that we will never forget. To see so many HFOT donors and
supporters come together to help us overcome everyday challenges
through a specially adapted custom home is beautiful and heartfelt.
Our home is a priceless gift that we will cherish forever. We
cannot thank HFOT enough.”
"We could not have
reached this incredible milestone without the continued commitment
of our patriotic donors, supporters, volunteers, and corporate
partners like Texas Roadhouse, who is fully funding the 400th
home," says HFOT President/CEO, Brigadier General, USA (Ret) Tom
Landwermeyer. "While we celebrate this achievement, our goal is to
build a specially adapted custom home for every post-9/11 Veteran
who qualifies for one. We look forward to continuing our mission of
Building Homes and Rebuilding Lives with
you.”
We currently have 72
ongoing projects, over 100 Veterans in the application process, and
another 1,000+ Veterans who could qualify for our program. To learn
more about how to get involved or donate, visit
www.hfotusa.org.
Read more about LCpl
Flores’ story and watch his video at
www.hfotusa.org/flores.
- Homes For Our Troops to donate its 400th specially adapted
custom home to injured Marine in New Braunfels, TX
Renee Gugliotta
Homes For Our Troops
508-967-9016
rgugliotta@hfotusa.org