Home Building / Adaptation Projects in Massachusetts

Michael Downing
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Middleboro

Army SSG Michael Downing was on his second deployment when he was left a double amputee after an IED explosion in Afghanistan in September 2008. The force of the blast blew SSG Downing from the truck he was in, throwing him into enemy territory, unprotected. Quick action by patrol leaders secured the area, all the while exchanging small arms fire as the medics worked to aid the wounded.

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Peter Rooney
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Cummington, MA

Army Sgt. Peter Rooney, is still recovering as an outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington. He lost both legs above the knee when the vehicle he was riding in hit a roadside bomb on April 16 in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Brian Fountaine
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Plymouth, MA

While serving with the First Brigade Combat Team of the Fourth Infantry Division on June 8, of this year, Sergeant Brian Fountaine, a 24-year-old tank commander from Dorchester came under attack which resulted in the loss of both his lower legs. This was Brian's second tour of duty, one that he volunteered for.

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Peter Damon
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Middleboro, MA

Homes for Our Troops purchased a 2 acre parcel of land in Middleboro, MA for wounded Army National Guard member SGT Peter Damon. We then coordinated the entire project start to finish to build this wonderful specially adapted home for Peter and his young family.

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Mark Ecker
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: East Longmeadow, MA

In February 2007, while deployed to Iraq, Army SGT Mark Ecker II, a Team Leader, was critically injured. While leading his squad on foot under the cover of darkness to a neighborhood expected to be housing suspected insurgents, a command detonated IED hidden in a cinderblock wall changed his life forever.

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News and Updates

Mass. CUs weather cold to build home for injured vet Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds of volunteers, including many from Massachusetts area credit unions, joined the Homes for Our Troops "Build Brigade"

Volunteers band together to aid disabled soldier in Middleboro, MA Build Brigade to work Dec. 11-13 to start building home for veteran who lost legs in Afghanistan

Local non-profit taking care of our homecoming heroes The gang from Keyport Fishery wasn't delivering a good seafood dinner or store-bought gifts to the home of Army Sgt. Michael Minard on Christmas Day. This one came from the hearts of many people.

'My Son is Alive': A mother's perspective This is a mother's story. It is not anti-war or pro-war. It is not about politics. It's about a woman who gave birth to a beautiful baby boy 26 years ago.

Home, sweet home for Iraq Vet Five hundred well-wishers helped Army Sgt. Brian Fountaine celebrate the completion of his new home.

"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.

Group Helps Injured Vets Live 'American Dream' Bostonchannel.com

Volunteers pitch in to give local wounded soldier a Veterans Day lift in Plymouth PLYMOUTH -- Lisa Fratus-Jerrier wore the hard hat not only to help a wounded soldier, but also to honor the memory of a soldier who never made it home.

"Severely Wounded Army Sgt. Brian Fountaine to Receive Specially Adapted Home from Homes for Our Troops." Taunton, Massachusetts based charity held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of their second home building project in Massachusetts and will be reaching out to the local community to once again help build specially adapted home for a severely wounded veteran.

War hero may find a home Homes for Our Troops is hoping for a Christmas gift for severely wounded Iraq war veteran, Sgt. Brian Fountaine of Dorchester, MA