SGT Mario Lopez New Braunfels, TX Mission Accomplished on June 5, 2020 Mario Lopez was in high school when he watched the twin towers fall during the September 11th terrorist attacks. Angered by the horrific events, Mario felt compelled to serve, thinking: “If I don’t do it, who will?” Mario enlisted shortly after graduating in 2003, joining the 68th Engineer Company as a truck driver. He first deployed to Iraq in 2005 and again to Afghanistan in 2008. On Aug….
SGT Rafael Lopez III Maysville, NC Home Award Program Recipient Army Sergeant Rafael Lopez III joined the United States Army Reserves in 2004, attending basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and completing Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland in 2004. SGT Lopez deployed in December 2005 to Iraq assigned as a vehicle maintenance repairman. On July 24, 2006 while servicing an armored vehicle from underneath, the vehicle malfunctioned, causing diesel fuel to leak and flames to engulf…
On June 5, 2020, Homes For Our Troops, along with our Regional Partner H-E-B, presented Army Sergeant Mario Lopez and his family with the keys to their specially adapted custom home in New Braunfels, Texas, during an intimate, low-attendance Key Ceremony that adhered to local and regional CDC guidelines. Thank you for supporting Homes For Our Troops and the building of the Lopez Family’s forever home. Though you were not able to join SGT Lopez in-person for this occasion, we…
Army Sergeant Jose Lopez Spring Branch, TX Jose “Joe” Lopez joined the Army to support an ill family member. He enlisted in 2005, deploying to Afghanistan in 2007. On Jan. 3, 2008, during his first combat deployment, Sergeant Lopez was serving as a cavalry scout with the 4-73 CAV, 82nd Airborne Division, when he fell into a burning pit while pushing a child out of the way of a rolling vehicle. SGT Lopez sustained severe burns to over 30 percent…
SGT Quincy Lopez Wesley Chapel, FL While growing up in foster care and group homes in New Jersey, Quincy Lopez met a Big Brother through a program that helped him understand volunteerism and began shaping his desire to serve his community. On September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the United States of America, his path became larger than his community; it became clear to him that he needed to serve his country. On January 26, 2006, Army Sergeant Lopez was…
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