FENTON, Mo. – Alliance CU has raised $20,000 in matching funds for Homes for Our Troops, will go towards building a specially-adapted home for severely injured veterans.
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Canine will move into a home being built in Columbia, MO when he and his family return after a year of rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. It will be the first home in the state built with funds raised by Missouri credit unions supporting Homes for Our Troops.
Sergeant Canine was serving as truck commander of a four-Humvee convoy in Baghdad, Iraq on May 17, 2009, when an explosive projectile blasted his vehicle. He lost both legs below the knee from the attack. Canine is currently learning how to walk on prosthetics at Walter Reed. He plans to return home to Mexico, Missouri with his wife Jennifer and their eight-year-old son Sebastian when his rehabilitation is complete.
The Homes for Our Troops program builds specially-adapted homes so veterans can function better with their injuries, continue healing and restart their lives. For more information on Homes for Our Troops go to www.homesforourtroops.org.
