The house, slated to be
completed in four to six months, being built the
non-profit organization Homes for Our Troops for
Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Thompson, a
hospital corpsman formerly with 2nd Battalion,
7th Marine Regiment, stands two days into the
three-day 'Build Brigade' project Jan. 8, 2010
in Houston.
Thompson was seriously wounded by a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device during
his second deployment to Iraq in 2007 with 2nd Bn., 7th Marines. Homes for Our Troops focuses
on building specialized homes for seriously
injured veterans at no cost to the veterans and
their families.
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