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Roy Mitchell
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Home: Carthage, NY

SFC Roy Mitchell was serving in Afghanistan when was severely injured on November 23, 2004. He was riding in a regular Humvee that was not equipped with up-armored modifications with 11 other soldiers and embedded reporters. On the day before Thanksgiving in 2003, on his second deployment to Afghanistan, the vehicle he was riding in hit an anti-tank mine along the Pakistani border.

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Jeffrey Guerin
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Home: Marcellus, NY

SGT Jeffrey Guerin was 2 days short of his 22nd birthday that literally called life to explode before his eyes. His vehicle was ambushed and destroyed by an IED while conducting a security patrol. Fellow members of the small patrol aggressively fought the Taliban attackers, secured the area and began medical treatment for those injured.

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Mark Beyers
Branch: Marines
Rank: Lance Corporal
Home: East Aurora, NY

Lance Cpl Mark Beyers of Elma, NY was severely injured by an IED while on foot patrol in Hit, Iraq. The explosion took his right arm and right leg and suffered damage to his hearing as well as other injuries and complications.

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News and Updates

Soldier receives keys to new home from "Homes For Our Troops" More than five years after purchasing the land, one soldier and his family now have a place to call home thanks to hundreds of volunteers from Homes For Our Troops. Our Katie Gibas spoke with family and tells us what this day means to them.

N.J. Community Rallies Around Wounded Iraq Vet Residents Join 'Homes For Our Troops' In Building A New Place For Mike Minard, A 3-Tour Veteran Who Lost His Legs

Brigade Called Out Today Volunteers have been working around the clock this month to build a home for wounded Army medic Sgt. Jeff Guerin, 25, a Marcellus native who was blinded and suffered severe leg injuries in 2004 in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.

Iraq veteran finds his home more hospitable thanks to retrofitting by Homes for Our Troops When Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Beyers first moved into his town of Wales home, daily activities such as showering, cooking food and leaving the house were almost impossible. Not anymore.

Injured Marine Celebrates New and Improved Home A Western New York Marine said life will be a lot easier thanks to a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization.

Group helps local veteran regain freedom At home, the biggest challenge had been getting around. Beyers said, "Going from a little apartment to a home like this, it's wonderful."