Glen Silva was just 17 when he joined the United States Marine Corps. Enlisting early with his father’s approval, he embraced the brotherhood and leadership the Marines offered, mentoring younger Marines and holding all to high standards. “My father was a Korean War Marine. Growing up, I admired his strength, discipline, and the pride he …

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Heather with her newborn daughter, Ava. Army Private First Class Heather Trujillo was only twenty-three when she suffered a spinal cord injury while serving as a surgical technician in Afghanistan, leaving her partially paralyzed from the waist down. A recipient of an HFOT home in 2018, Heather is now in the final stages of completing …

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HFOT home recipient Army SFC Henry Escobedo with his family. Born in Guatemala, Henry Escobedo came to the United States at the age of 9. When he was 19, he enlisted in the military to give back to the country that had given him so much. In 2003, Sergeant First Class Escobedo was serving as …

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In 2010, Army Staff Sergeant Blake Deloach was serving on a mission in Afghanistan when an RPG struck his vehicle, resulting in traumatic vision loss and spinal fractures. During his recovery, he met his wife, Lauren, at the VA Blind Rehabilitation Center in Augusta, where she worked. After years of rehabilitation focused on reclaiming his …

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