HM3 Redmond Ramos

Fallbrook, CA

Mission Accomplished on September 14, 2024

Redmond Ramos is one of four brothers who all served as Navy Corpsmen with the Fleet Marine Force supporting Marine Infantrymen in combat.

On March 26, 2011, near the end of a combat deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, a fellow Marine stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED). Red was maneuvering to assist the injured Marine when he triggered another IED. He lost his left leg below the knee and sustained other injuries in the blast.

A California native, Red credits his love for the ocean with helping him recover, calling the hours he spent surfing and scuba diving his “greatest therapy”. Currently, Red is a forensic analyst fighting sex trafficking. He enjoys spending time with his wife Krista, a reserve firefighter, and their two children, Aspen and Redmond.

In Red’s former home, the use of a wheelchair was not feasible, making it difficult for him to rest recover—one of the many challenges amputees deal with day to day. “People see you running around in public and don’t realize you are in constant pain. They don’t realize that you are taking your leg off and wheeling around the house, or that you have to smile and tell everyone you are doing great even when you feel like you are walking on razor blades.”

A specially adapted custom HFOT home has allowed him to access the entire home from his wheelchair. Special adaptations such as automatic doors, accessible walkways around the home, and pull-down shelving make everyday tasks easier.

Red chose to remain in his home state of California.

Red extends his deepest thanks to HFOT donors and supporters. “I can’t begin to explain how much we thank you. You are changing my life. You are changing my family’s lives.”

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