Welcome and thank you for your interest in Rebuilding Together’s Serving Those Who SERVE program.The program was created to assist injured veterans and soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.We hope you take the time to learn about our program and about the veterans and their families that we help.Thank you for your support!
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 Staff Sgt. Christopher Edwards
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Serving Those Who Serve San Antonio Rebuild Garners Major Media Coverage
On Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, Rebuilding Together’s Serving Those Who Serve program, along with volunteers from Countrywide Financial Corporation modified and repaired the home of Staff Sgt. Christopher Edwards. Sgt. Edwards was injured while serving in Iraq when his Bradley fighting vehicle struck an IED. The explosion left Sgt. Edwards with third degree burns covering 79 percent of his body. Volunteers and contractors worked at Sgt. Edwards home to install a zero entry shower, wheel chair ramps, lever door handles, as well as assisting with painting, landscaping and minor repairs at the home. The event had great coverage in the local media and helped to spread the word about Rebuilding Together’s Serving Those Who Serve program.
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Additional coverage was featured on KSAT (ABC) San Antonio Evening News, KENS (CBS) San Antonio Evening News, KABB (FOX) San Antonio Evening News, in the Weekly Herald Newspaper and on WAOI News Radio. Click here to read more about this project
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12/21/2006 - Rebuilding Together's Serving Those Who Serve Program highlighted at "Golden Karma Awards"
WASHINGTON – December 21, 2006 – Rebuilding Together’s Serving Those Who Serve program, which modifies and repairs the homes of injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, was recognized and highlighted at the Golden Karma Awards. Actor Jessica Biel was honored for her charitable work and chose to specifically highlight her work with Rebuilding Together’s Serving Those Who Serve program. Click here to read more
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 12/05/2006 - Rebuilding Together goes Hollywood at 'Home of the Brave'
WASHINGTON - December 5, 2006 - Serving Those Who Serve recipients James and Phon Miner, along with T.J. Cantwell, Program Director of Serving Those Who Serve attended the L.A. premiere of "Home of the Brave". They were guests of actor and star of the film Jessica Biel. Biel costars with Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Presley and Curtis Jackson portraying fictional combat veterans returning from war and adjusting to life back in the U.S.
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 Actress and supporter of Rebuilding Together's Serving Those Who Serve program, Jessica Biel, stars in the upcoming movie, "Home of the Brave" and portrays an injured female soldier returning from Iraq. Stay tuned for information on special auction items from the movie, you can bid on with all proceeds going to support injured veterans, through the Serving Those Who Serve program. |
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11/16/2006 Dolphins Linebacker Zach Thomas Makes One Veteran's 'Day'
Miami Dolphins player Zach Thomas met with injured Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Staff Sgt. John Quincy Adams at Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Staff Sgt. Adams was severely injured in Iraq when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his humvee while on patrol in August 2003. The explosion left Staff Sgt. Adams with serious injuries, including periods of paralysis and memory loss, speech impediments and other symptoms as a result of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Read more about Adams project
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11/13/2006 - Serving Those Who Serve Program Profiled in The New York Times
Rebuilding Together's Serving Those Who Serve (STWS) program is the focus of a special "Giving" section article in the Nov. 13 edition of The New York Times. Titled "The Troops: A Tangible Thank-You for Wartime Sacrifice," the article by Patricia Olsen chronicles the assistance STWS provided to seriously wounded and disabled Iraq war veteran Jay Briseno, whose parents Joseph and Eva Briseno are caring for him in their Manassas Park, VA home. Click to read the article New York Times Article
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11/10/2006 - Early Veteran's Day 'Thank you' to 3 war Lake View Terrace Veteran
 Photo courtesy of Melody Hall
On Thursday, November 9, Rebuilding Together's Serving Those Who Serve program arrived bright and early at the home Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, James Miner. More than 30 volunteers were onsite to help modify and repair Mr. Miner's home to accommodate his disabilities. He was severely injured when he fell 30 feet from atop a shipping container during a sandstorm in June 2003.
Mr. Miner, a storekeeper first class in the U.S. Navy Reserves, serving as senior "Seabee" in a fortified supply compound at the Iraq border, was responsible for conducting the transfer of sensitive communications equipment returned from in and around Baghdad. He conducted tactical ground missions in a theater of combat operations and was assigned to U.S. Naval Construction Force Unit, attached to 1st Marine Expeditionary Forces that frequented unstable towns and wavering villages throughout the country of Iraq. Mr. Miner is unique because he is one of the few veterans to have served in three wars; Vietnam, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Read more about Miner project
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