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Severely Injured Iraq War Veteran to Receive Home from Homes For Our Troops

Melbourne, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2008 -- Homes for Our Troops, a Massachusetts based 501 (c)(3) organization that builds and adapts homes for handicap accessibility for our most severely wounded veterans will be reaching out to the local community members to help provide a new home for SSG Russ Marek.

SSG Paul "Russ" Marek was serving with the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq when he the tank he was riding in was destroyed by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). Three of his crew members perished in the explosion and Russ lost his right leg, right arm, right ear, his left thumb, suffered a brain injury and received severe burns over 20% of his body.

Homes for Our Troops has completed 22 Homes through out the US and has an additional 20 projects in various stages of construction. Now Homes for Our Troops is hoping to replicate the local business involvement and the community volunteerism in the Melbourne area for another wounded American Hero.

Homes for Our Troops has committed to building a home for Russ, to suit his living needs in conjunction with Holiday Builders. Founded in 1983, Holiday Builders has built over 30,000 single-family homes throughout Florida, Texas and Alabama and provides quality-built homes of lasting value for the best possible price. www.holidaybuilders.com

The framing structure for Russ's home has been donated by METALCON. Homes for Our Troops is calling on local residents and businesses to donate additional building materials, services, professional building labor and monetary donations to help complete Russ's home.

Who: Homes for Our Troops, Inc., a Taunton, MA based non-profit organization that (at no cost to the veterans they serve) provides specially adaptive housing to severely wounded veterans returning from the War on Terror,: www.homesforourtroops.org

SSG Russ Marek and members of the local community:

http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FL

    Holiday Builders: an award winning, 100% employee owned home builder, founded in 1983

    www.holidaybuilders.com

What: Press Conference by Homes for Our Troops, President John Gonsalves to announce the beginning of the home building project for SSG Marek.

When: February 15, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Where: 1827 Croghan Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940

Media contact:

John Gonsalves

508 331 2266

Kirt Rebello

774 226 6922

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