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For injured Marine, a house that love built today.

We have a house warming theme today. Visnu Gonzalez is a Marine who was paralyzed thanks to a sniper's bullet in Iraq in 2004. NJ.com wrote a wonderful story about his journey from the battle field to home sweet home:

 

"Now, because of the efforts of an army of volunteers, some benevolent contractors from New England and a mother who refuses to give up, Gonzalez will have a home in New Jersey that is not only free, but is expected to eventually pay for itself.

 

It is a house that took four years to build, but one that builders hope will offer a new start for the Dominican man who could think of no higher honor than being a Marine, a man who won 10 medals for valor but can't dress himself and who still believes he let the corps down by getting shot."


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Rob

Published Monday, June 29, 2009 2:27 PM by gerthro

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About gerthro

I lived all my life in and around the Philadelphia area. Went to Temple University, taught television production at Plymouth Whitemarsh high school. In the meantime, I've had lots of jobs in television and multimedia. I left my position as the managing editor of MensHealth.com to come to the Reeve Foundation as the manager of online communications in 2007.
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