Current Needs

Staff Sergeant Gilles is a wounded Marine who was injured in Iraq by an IED. He suffers from severe PTSD, TBI, and several back injuries. His wife has quit her job to take care of her husband. He has medical appointments 3-4 times a week in Raleigh, Jacksonville, and New Bern. They are currently behind on their mortgage and their car payment as they wait for the VA to process his claim.

Sergeant Reed was deployed to Iraq leaving his wife and two children behind. During a combat mission he was the lead driver in a convoy when an IED exploded injuring his head. He suffers from PTSD and anxiety disorder. The family’s only vehicle has broken down and requires a new transmission. This is Sergeant Reed’s only transportation to attend medical appointments and his job. He is asking for help from Operation Homefront to repair his vehicle. Operation Homefront is raising funds to help this family and others with similar situations.

Marine was wounded in Afghanistan while conducting combat operations against enemy forces; He suffered a grade 2 concussion when the vehicle he was in was hit with an IED. He suffers from re-occurring headaches and is on numerous medications for the pain and nausea. He has two little children and his wife at home. Recently his AC/Heating unit stopped working and with the fluctuating weather conditions in North Carolina a working AC/Heater for their home is needed ASAP.

Since Operation Homefront first opened a chapter in North Carolina in 2007, the demand for assistance by the military families of our deployed and wounded troops has risen each year exponentially. After the holidays, in 2011, the financial needs of our deployed and wounded service members and their families are expected to be even greater. In response, Operation Homefront - North Carolina is seeking to raise $100,000 to fill as many needs as possible in 2011. Needs range from calls for financial assistance for food, car repair, rent payments, escalating bills, etc. Please help by donating now! We have more current needs than those listed here. A donation to the Emergency Financial Assistance Fund will go to help military families with needs NOW as well as those we will see in the coming months.