SGT Jeffrey Guerin

Marcellus, NY

SGT Jeffrey Guerin was 2 days short of his 22nd birthday when his life exploded 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.

Jeffrey, an invaluable member of the medical platoon, remembers almost nothing about that day. The impact of the explosion broke both his legs and shrapnel from the IED blinded him completely in his left eye and left minimal vision in his right. Jeff made his last visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on March 17th, 2006.

Homes for Our Troops is proud to have presented this beautiful home to Jeff Guerin on October 25, 2008. A home that he can call his own and that will allow him to move freely and become more independent. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!

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Wounded soldier gets new home The bagpipes played, and the color guard lined the streets as Sgt. Jeffrey Guerin and his fiancé Jennifer made their way to their new home.

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.

Wounded CNY veteran gets new home A wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan is getting a new home in Marcellus, thanks to a Massachusetts-based volunteer non-profit organization - and a lot of donated labor and materials right here in central New York.

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