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Houston Heroes Honored

May 5, 2015

A 450-strong crowd filed into the Hyatt Regency hotel downtown to attend the Helping a Hero Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. Helping A Hero is a nonprofit that provides specially adapted homes for wounded veterans; the event honored volunteers who help empower the lives of wounded veterans and also raise the funds necessary to support them.

Deborah Duncan served as mistress of ceremonies and entertainment was provided by country singer Lee Greenwood, who is most well-known for his song “God Bless the USA.” U.S. Army retired specialist, Justin Lane, performed “Only A Mountain” along with an inspiring speech.

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Houston Heroes Honored

Home Groundbreaking Set for Wounded Oklahoma Hero

March 20, 2015

Helping A Hero home recipient SPC (Ret.) Aaron Estes with volunteer and "Grandmother," Dottie Wainwright, of Daughters of the American Revolution

Helping A Hero and Parker Built Homes to Break Ground on Adapted Home for Wounded Veteran

TAHLEQUAH, Okla., March 17, 2015 – On March 24, Mayor Jason Nichols, the Cherokee Nation, and Oklahoma State Senator (Retired) Jim Wilson will join Helping A Hero and Tulsa-based Parker Built Homes as they break ground on a customized adapted home for wounded warrior SPC (Ret.) Aaron Estes at 22288 Stick Ross Mountain Road, Tahlequah, OK 74464. Post-9/11 veteran, Estes, is a member of the Tahlequah community with a story that has never been told.

This is the organization's first adapted home to be built in Oklahoma, and the community is...

Work Begins on Home for Wounded Veteran

February 20, 2015

By Brian Scott

Johnnie Yellock II has broken ground on a lot of special homes for American heroes, but this ground breaking will be the one he never forgets: his own.

On Thursday the non-profit group Helping-a-Hero broke ground in Lantana on a new, custom home for Yellock. Yellock serves as Veteran Liaison for the group that helps injured veterans, but is also one himself.

On July 6, 2013 while serving in the U.S. Air Force Combat Control, the vehicle Yellock was riding in drove over an I.E.D. nearly killing the North Texan. "I was catapulted up onto the top of the vehicles," said Yellock.

"I looked down and saw...

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Work Begins on Home for Wounded Veteran

Officials Break Ground on Lantana Home for Hero

February 20, 2015

A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday in Lantana officially marked the start of work on a specially adapted home for severely wounded veteran, SSgt. (Ret.) Johnnie Yellock II, USAF.

Officials from Denton County and area communities gathered to mark the start of the four-bedroom wheelchair-accessible home on Verbena Lane in the Bandera neighborhood through HelpingaHero.org.

The home will be built by Highland Homes with four bedrooms, three adapted bathrooms, an office, extended patio and other accessible features.

HelpingaHero.org is building four homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has previously partnered on homes for five wounded warriors. In addition to the Lantana home...

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Officials break ground on Lantana home for hero