Who you can help - Adams Family
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Sergeant Felipe Adams (Veteran)
Felipe was patrolling a neighborhood in Baghdad when he saw a flash and a bullet hit the wall next to him. "They usually come in burst of threes", he said. Felipe remembers another muzzle flash and going down. And immediately he knew something was terribly wrong. As his buddies rushed over their faces gave it away - a bullet had shattered his spine ending all feelings in his legs. During an interview at his Purple Heart ceremony he was very humble. "Everyday we go outside the wire we know the risk but we do it anyway".
| Home: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Injury Incident: | Felipe sustained a severe spinal cord injury when a sniper bullet struck him during a combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| Operation: | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Military Assignment: | Felipe was attached to the Army 172nd Stryker Brigade, stationed in Alaska and then Iraq in July 2005 |
| Immediate Family: | Mother, father and brother |
| Personal Interests: | Felipe enjoys reading, sight seeing, music, and an occasional video game. |
| Current Situation: | While Felipe relies on a wheelchair and experiences constant and sometimes excruciating pain, he quietly accepts this as part of his life without complaint. Three times a week he participates in physical therapy sessions that frequently exhaust him both physically and mentally. While his chances of walking again are not good, Felipe and family have not lost hope. Felipe lives with his parents who struggle to make ends meet on a single modest income. |
| Sponsorship: |
An individual sponsorship will provide Felipe on-going financial assistance of $200 a month for a period of 18 months (total of $3600). Beneficiaries like Felipe are granted full discretion as to the use of funds; typically the funds are applied to general living expenses. Our partner, the 9/11 HelpAmerica Foundation, believes that stabilizing a household financially is a prerequisite for any long term recovery. While a sponsorship will not solve everything, it pays significant bills and reminds Felipe every month that people care. |
| Current Requests: | Total: $3600 ($200 a month) |
Received: $3600 | Request Fulfilled |
Rebuild Hope Partner - 9/11 HelpAmerica Foundation
| Headquarters | Hawthorne, CA |
| Service Area | Mostly Southern California |
| Description: | Our short term goals are to locate military families or individuals that have been affected by the War On Terror and try to help them with direct donations, and hopefully learn what their needs are and how we may be able to help. Our long term goals are to do a good job at our short term goals. |
| Partner website: | www.911helpamerica.com |
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