Army veteran severely wounded in rocket attack gets special home in Currituck County

CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. - An Army veteran severely injured while fighting in Afghanistan received a specially adapted smart home courtesy of the Gary Sinise Foundation.

U.S. Army Sergeant Gregory Hedrick (Ret.) served two deployments in Iraq and then a third in Afghanistan.

On September 20, 2012 Hedrick was on a mission to recover a vehicle that had been hit by an improvised explosive device.

It was during that mission that Hedrick's vehicle was struck by an armor-piercing rocket propelled grenade.

The attack killed one and left two injured. Hedrick lost his left leg above the knee, most of his left hand and also suffered a traumatic brain injury.

He was flown to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he underwant numerous surgeries and years of physical therapy.

Hedrick also suffers from PTSD as a result of the attack.

His current home is unsuited to his needs, which puts a strain on his family.

That's where the Gary Sinese Foundation stepped in to help. Through their R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program, the foundation is building specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans across the country.

Link http://wtkr.com/2017/04/13/army-veteran-severely-wounded-in-rocket-attack-gets-special-home-in-currituck-county/amp/

Gary Sinese has been called the Bob Hope of this generation.  I wish him well and thank him and our Veterans for being an inspirational examples.

You can't say enough good things about what Gary Sinise does for our vets. Just outstanding. 

+1

That's fucking cool.

Lt. Dan delivers

Much respect for Mr. Sinise,  he has done so much for you soldiers it is truly heartwarming .  Whenever I see and here of the work he and his foundation has done I just picture what if he wasn't there.  Lives are changed from their work in such a dramatic way.

He is a Great American with a Heart bigger than the Moon.

"You call this a storm!"

Great Guy, wish more Actors were like him. 

This. We love ya Gary.

I'm good with that.

Gary Sinise truly loves and cares for our troops, and they return the favor to him.

Gary Sinise is a class act.

Gary Sinise has done a lot for the family of an old Army buddy. I wish there were more people like him that would actually "thank you for your service" in some meaningful way.

Before someone shits in this thread with some random thing Sinise has done or said or didn't do or say which means we should hate him, I offer a preemptive Shut The Fuck Up.

hes good people that gary sinise

Class act all the way.  What an example

Isn't he a #NeverTru...

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Class act he is.

Sinise is the man.

My company was lucky enough to be involved in two Gary Sinise Foundation homes here in GA. It's a great organization and we were honored to be apart of it.