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Local hero has new keys for life

January 24, 2017

Altoona, Blair County, Pa.

Jeffrey Campbell and his family were given keys to a brand new home thanks to a non-profit program that benefits severely injured veterans.

Campbell suffers from multiple sclerosis from when he served as a nuclear electrician in the navy. Due to MS, he could lose the use of his arms and legs.

The non-profit Helping A Hero is the organization that helps provide homes for severely injured veterans.

The Hollidaysburg native was welcomed home by fellow veterans, local law enforcement and community members.

Country music star John Michael was also performed at the welcome home ceremony.

The Campbell home is equipped to meet...

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Disabled veteran receives new home in Blair County

January 24, 2017

DUNCANSVILLE -- Navy veteran Jeff Campbell and his family received the keys to a new house built for them through an organization called Helping A Hero.

Campbell served as a nuclear electrician on the USS George Washington.

He now suffers from multiple sclerosis due to prolonged exposure to an unknown substance during his service.

Helping A Hero, a Houston-based nonprofit organization presented keys to Campbell and his family to its second specially adapted home in Pennsylvania.

The house is specially constructed to fit the family's needs.

Campbell said his condition can make getting around the house and doing things that most might take for granted extremely...

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Disabled veteran receives new home in Blair County

Local veteran gets new home

January 24, 2017

DUNCANSVILLE — After eight months of hard work by supporters and businesses in Blair County and beyond, the family of a disabled veteran in Duncansville were “welcomed home” Monday.

“It has definitely been overwhelming,” said Jeffrey Campbell, who served in the Navy as a nuclear electrician aboard the USS George Washington in support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, during the attack on the USS Cole and was harbored in New York City just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Campbell, and half of those in his unit, now are afflicted with a debilitating form of multiple sclerosis, which has kept him confined to a wheelchair, although recent experimental therapy has improved...

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Nonprofit Builds Accessible Home For Wounded Vet

September 1, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group dedicated to helping veterans presented the keys to a new accessible home to a wounded Minnesota veteran.

Jack Zimmerman lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan. On his 27th birthday Monday, the nonprofit organization Helping a Hero worked with local partners to present this home in Elysian to him and his family.

Right past Beaver Dam on German Lake just outside Elysian, sits a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home, built for a hero.

Jack Zimmerman followed his grandfather’s footsteps and joined the Army. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and on March 9, 2011, while on patrol, Jack stepped on an IED. He was rushed to a military...

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Helping a hero to welcome home Jack Zimmerman

September 1, 2016

The Houston-based non-profit, non-partisan organization, Helping A Hero, will present a specially adapted home for local wounded hero, SPC (Ret.) Jack Zimmerman, USA, on Monday, July 25 at 9:30 a.m. in Elysian, Minn. Senator Ted Cruz will officially present the keys to SPC Zimmerman in honor of his sacrifices for our country. Families are encouraged to attend to show their support and children are welcome at this patriotic event. The Welcome Home will occur on the same day as SPC Zimmerman’s birthday.

Jack Zimmerman, 27, is a native of Cleveland, MN and joined the Army where he graduated from Airborne school in Ft. Benning. Zimmerman deployed to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division...

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