Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rebecca Mann

Mattapoisett, MA

Mission Accomplished on MAY 13, 2023

Rebecca Mann joined the military to serve a greater purpose. She enlisted in the Army as a radio tech before transitioning to a role in cybersecurity.

In March 2014, during her second deployment, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann was serving with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Afghanistan, when she sustained an injury to her right foot. After months of persistent pain, she sought medical treatment and underwent reconstructive foot surgery, followed by two additional operations that were ultimately unsuccessful. After two years of treatment and recovery, Rebecca was medically retired from the Army in 2016 after 11 years of service.

In October 2017, Rebecca elected to have her right foot amputated. With the help of a prosthetic, she was briefly able to return to an active lifestyle. A year later, she began experiencing pain in her left leg and eventually learned she had a microvascular condition affecting blood flow in both her residual limb and left leg. After several unsuccessful attempts to correct the issue, doctors amputated her left foot in 2020.

Rebecca has not let her injuries slow her down. She plays sled hockey and mountain bikes. She loves sports, her dogs (including her service dog Sully), and going for hikes in the woods. Since adaptive sports have helped her significantly during recovery, Rebecca would like to do outreach for the programs that were beneficial in her recovery. “Adaptive sports saved me in the worst of times, and I want to help other Veterans and youth to have access to sports as I have,” she says.

Receiving a specially adapted custom HFOT home has empowered Rebecca to pursue her goals. In her previous home, she spent most of her time on the main level because using the stairs with her prosthetics was challenging. The sloped, uneven backyard also made it difficult for her to maintain her balance when taking her dogs outside. Narrow hallways often prevented her from using her wheelchair throughout the home, which could be discouraging. “The adapted home is life-changing for me,” Rebecca said. “I have continued to need surgeries, and any time I had to rely on my wheelchair, daily life at home was difficult.”

Originally from New York, Rebecca chose to build her home in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.

Rebecca would like to thank HFOT donors and supporters for their generosity. “Receiving an adapted home from HFOT has enabled me to live safely in my home and be independent even when I have to use my wheelchair,” she says. “I hope someday I can change someone else’s life as HFOT does for their Veterans.”

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