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Wounded Marine veteran given new home

Robert McCardle injured in Iraq in 2007

Wounded Marine veteran given new home

Robert McCardle injured in Iraq in 2007

WAY OF LIFE. IT’S HARD TOUT P THIS MOMENT INTO WOR,DS BUT MARINE COMBAT VETERAN ROBERT. BOBBY MCARDLE IS TINGRY IT’S REALLY HARD LIKE I I TNKHI IT’S LIKE I SAID EARLIER DEFINITELY LIFE-CHANGING. THE FUTURE LOOKS LOOKS BRIGHT. THAT’S BECAUSE HE HOLDSHE T KEYS TO A NEW DOOR AND A NEW BEGINNING. THANKS TO NON-PROFIT HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS. ALTHOUGH WE ARE NONPROFIT. WHAT WE DO IS HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REPAY A DEBT, YOU KNOW THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN SO BADLY INJURED SO IT’S IT REALLY IS NOT CHARITY. YOU CAN’T TELL BY THE EXCITEMENT HE FEELS NOW BUT MCARDLE FACED DEEP UNCERTAINTIES WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ IN 2007. HE WAS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN AN EXPLOSIVE HIT THE CAR. HE WASN I HE SUFFERED A DRAMATIC BRAIN INJURYND A LOSTIS H RIGHT LEG THE CHALLENGES THEY WERE GOING TO BE THERE WITH THEOM HE OR WITHOUT THE HOME, BUT THE CHALLENGES NOW, THEY DON’T SEEM AS BIG KNOWING HIS INJURIES. HERE’S WHY THIS HOME IS SO SPECIAL. IT'’ ADAPTED CUSTOM-BUILT HOME THWI THINGS JUSTIK LE THIS LARGE WALKING SHOWERS THAT ARE ROLLING FOR HIS REAL CHAIR WHAT HER DOORS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AND LORWE COUNTERTOPS A PERCTFE FIT FOR THE VETERAN. I DO HAVE A WHEELCHAIR. AND I’LL BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH ISTH WHOLE HOUSE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR WITH THE HOME. WE’RE LIVGIN IN RHTIG NOW. USUALLY WHEN THE LEG HAS GOTO T COME OFF FOR CERTAIN PERIODS. YOU KIND OF STUCK IN ONE BEDROOM AND A GIFT TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MIX. ES FEEL TRULY BLESSED JANAE MART WISN 12 NEWS HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS WILL ALSO HELP MCARDLE CAREER PLAN AND DO MORE YOUR WORK RIGHT NOW. HE COACHES
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Wounded Marine veteran given new home

Robert McCardle injured in Iraq in 2007

A wounded Marine received keys Saturday to a new way of life."It's really hard. I think I said earlier, it's really life-changing. The future looks bright," Marine combat veteran Robert "Bobby" McCardle said. "Although we are a nonprofit, what we do is help the American people repay a debt we owe these men and women who've been so badly injured, so it's really is not charity," said Bill Ivey, executive director or Homes for Our Troops.While serving in Iraq in 2007, McCardle was severely injured when an explosive impacted a car he was in.He suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost his right leg."The challenges, they're gonna be there with or without the home, but the challenges won't be as big," McCardle said.The house is an adapted custom home with a roll-in shower with wider doorways for wheelchair access and lowered countertops.A perfect fit for the veteran."I do have a wheelchair and I'll be able to get through this whole house with a wheelchair. With the home we're living in right now, usually, when the leg has got to come off for certain periods, you're kind of stuck in one bedroom," McCardle said. "It makes us feel truly blessed."Homes for Our Troops will also help McCardle's career plan so he can do more volunteer work.Right now, he coaches his daughter's softball team and teaches Sunday school.

A wounded Marine received keys Saturday to a new way of life.

"It's really hard. I think I said earlier, it's really life-changing. The future looks bright," Marine combat veteran Robert "Bobby" McCardle said.

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"Although we are a nonprofit, what we do is help the American people repay a debt we owe these men and women who've been so badly injured, so it's really is not charity," said Bill Ivey, executive director or Homes for Our Troops.

While serving in Iraq in 2007, McCardle was severely injured when an explosive impacted a car he was in.

He suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost his right leg.

"The challenges, they're gonna be there with or without the home, but the challenges won't be as big," McCardle said.

The house is an adapted custom home with a roll-in shower with wider doorways for wheelchair access and lowered countertops.

A perfect fit for the veteran.

"I do have a wheelchair and I'll be able to get through this whole house with a wheelchair. With the home we're living in right now, usually, when the leg has got to come off for certain periods, you're kind of stuck in one bedroom," McCardle said. "It makes us feel truly blessed."

Homes for Our Troops will also help McCardle's career plan so he can do more volunteer work.

Right now, he coaches his daughter's softball team and teaches Sunday school.