SPC Frank Pierson

Plainfield, IL

Army SPC Frank Pierson was only four months into his first deployment when he was left a double amputee after his vehicle came under attack in Baghdad, Iraq March 2008. While returning to the rest of his company, SPC Pierson saw a flash of light on the road and felt an intense rumbling as an electrically fired projectile (EFP) tore through the vehicle he was driving. Immediate first aid measures were taken to stabilize SPC Pierson who suffered leg amputations above and below the knee as well as additional injuries. Transported to a local hospital, he was later airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany and finally to Walter Reed where he spent 19 months enduring surgeries and therapies while recuperating.

SPC Pierson and his wife, Arielle Carroll-Pierson were married less than a year at the time of his injuries. They have been building their new life together with a grateful attitude, thankful for each day together.

Frank looks to the future with hopes to assist local military families. He would like to help make their lives a little easier while they cope with the ups and downs of living with the unknowns of deployments. One day, this Chicago Black Hawks fan would like to attend school and study automotive specialty electronics and upholstery.

SPC Pierson is looking forward to living in a home that will not only alleviate his worries of where he will raise his family, but will also allow him to return to civilian life and move ahead to the future. A specially adapted home will provide him with a barrier-free environment where he can do just that.

Homes for Our Troops is proud to have donated this specially adapted home to SPC Frank Pierson on November 13, 2010. Thank you to everyone who donated supplies, labor, and money to this project. Without people like you, none of this would've been possible!