A ceremony highlighting community generosity and the importance of providing accessible housing for wounded veterans will be held on Tuesday for retired U.S. Navy officer Christopher Bradley, a Florida native who sustained severe injuries in 2007 while serving.
Nonprofit awarding retired U.S. Navy veteran with specially adapted home in Jacksonville All lanes blocked on I-295 Southbound at Old St. Augustine Road in Duval County due to fatal crash
Helping a Hero, a national charity dedicated to building specially adapted homes for wounded veterans, will host the “Welcome Home Ceremony” for Bradley to honor his service and sacrifice by providing him and his family with a specially adapted home.The ceremony will be held at 1418 Gwinnett on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Directions include following posted signs to the home site.
While serving, he initially worked as a Ship Serviceman, managing the ship’s barbershop, vending machines, and exchange. Later, he was deployed as a customs officer supporting the army in Iraq.
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