Home Building / Adaptation Projects in Connecticut

Jared Luce
Branch: Marines
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Coventry, CT

Sgt. Jared Luce USMCR, from the 6th Motor Transport, 4th FSSG out of New Haven, CT was attached to the 1st TSB, 1st FSSG in Iraq. While driving the maintenance contact vehicle in a convoy enroute to Hit, Iraq, the HMMWV he was driving was blown up by a double-stacked land mine as he drove the vehicle to recover a broken down vehicle in the convoy. Jared lost both of his legs and suffered severe damage to his left hand and left eye.

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Brian Johnston
Branch: Marines
Rank: Corporal
Home: Coventry, CT

Sgt Brian Johnston, USMC, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Marine Division, was wounded November 8, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq, when the Amphibious Assault Vehicle he was riding in was hit by an IED. Brian lost his right leg and right arm in that attack.

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News and Updates

Volunteers Build House for Veteran Post Script: Marine At Home

Five Severely Injured Veterans Receive Free Homes, Just in Time for Christmas Non-profit organization, Homes for Our Troops donates another five homes to severely inured service members across the USA.

"Build Brigades Bring Out Hundreds to Give Back in Celebration of Veterans Day" 100's of volunteers joined Homes for Our Troops "Build Brigades" in MA, PA and CT and provided countless hours of construction work to build specially adapted homes for SGT Brian Fountaine, SPC James Fair and Cpl. Brian Johnston.

Volunteers needed to work on home for wounded Marine; Veterans Day weekend project aims to have home ready by Christmas Journal Inquirer

Rain Delays Work On Marine's House Coventry, CT

Home Of The Brave National Group Builds House In Coventry For Marine Who Lost Two Legs In Iraq

Veterans opens door to new home, new life June 1, 2007

Homesteading With A Twist Massachusetts Group, Local Builders To Help Wounded Marine, Family, Settle Down

America Supports You: 'Homes for Our Troops' Begins Latest Project WASHINGTON, July 7, 2006 The first shovels have cut into the land that eventually will hold Marine Sgt. Jared Luce's new home -- one specially adapted to accommodate his disabilities.

West Shore Middle School social studies teacher Thomas Acri and one of his eighth grade classes sponsored a dinner/raffle fund-r Milford, CT middle school kids getting involved in helping to support our troops.