CPL Jeffery Williams

Madison, AL

Mission Accomplished on Nov. 9, 2011

In May 2004, Army Corporal Jeffery Williams was paralyzed from the chest down in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast while on a mission supporting the Marines in Iraq. He was airlifted to a local military hospital, then transported to Landstuhl, Germany. Stateside, he received treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Augusta VA.

Since receiving his specially adapted custom home, Jeffery earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies from Columbia College. He currently works on the board of appeals for the VA and is an active member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. In 2024, Jeffery won 3 gold medals in bowling, powerlifting, and adaptive sports at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. In the previous games, he secured 2 silver medals and another gold.

Jeffery would like to thank HFOT donors and supporters for the gift of his forever home. “The home is to me what water is to a fish. My HFOT home is not only my shelter—it is my habitat. It’s an amazing feeling knowing that great Americans are willing to help.”

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