by Terry Coffey | Sep 14, 2022 | Draper Updates
June 2011. United States Army Specialist Fidel B. was serving in Afghanistan as an Infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Fidel was injured in action by enemy forces, resulting in the loss of both legs and other...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 17, 2021 | Draper Updates
United States Army Corporal Sue Downes was serving with a military police unit in Logar province, Afghanistan, when tragedy struck. Her vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Downes was awarded a Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, the Army Achievement Medal and the Combat...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 29, 2021 | Draper Updates
Sue Downes is a mother of two from Tazewell, Tennessee. She is also a decorated U.S. Army veteran who sustained serious injuries while serving as a Corporal with a military police unit in Logar province, Afghanistan. Downes’ injuries included the loss of both of her...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 18, 2020 | Draper Updates
“Thank each and every one of y’all. It has been a life-changing event.” Those words of joy and gratitude come from Dennis Baucum. Baucum is one of two catastrophically injured United States military veterans to receive all-terrain mobility chairs from The Independence...
by Terry Coffey | Jan 30, 2020 | Draper Updates
Most of us take for granted the independence that comes with the simple freedom of movement. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Minard was on his third deployment in Iraq with the 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment. While on a reconnaissance patrol in Baghdad, north of Sadr...