Gary Sinise Foundation helps Ohio veteran get new accessible home
On Thursday, the Gary Sinise Foundation welcomed a combat-wounded veteran and his family to their new, fully equipped house in Maineville.
In 2012, U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Chad Ohmer was overseas on his second tour in Afghanistan when his unit was struck and triggered an IED. The blast blew him 20ft., and 30 surgeries later, Ohmer lost his left leg.
Accessibility at his previous house was a nightmare, and he was unable to use a wheelchair.
The Gary Sinise Foundation contacted him in 2021, and shortly after, the home construction project got underway.
The home marked the 95th that the Gary Sinise Foundation has built for severely wounded veterans to help them regain their freedom and independence.
The Ohmer family's 2,900-square-foot single-level home includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an attached garage, an open floor plan, wide hallways, and low counters. It is also fully accessible and equipped with smart technology.
"We don't have enough time to go through all the different adaptations this house has," Ohmer said. "It will be a game changer for me and my family.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The man who fought for our freedom now has received a sense of his own.
Ohmer's gratitude for his mortgage-free house was felt through the roof.
"Thank you so much for everything that you've done for my family and others, along with the houses that you've built before me and that will come after me," Ohmer said. "I don't know if you could ever understand how much it means to us."
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