Though I have very many things to be thankful for, it would seem boring and self-serving to list them; it would be a long yawner of a post. Better and more humbling demonstrations of gratitude exist.
Via FoxNews, here’s Rebuilding Together: Serving Those Who Serve, one of several enterprises that are assisting permanently-handicapped military men and women who received their injuries from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Applicants must meet the above criteria, must own their own home (or live with the homeowner) and must meet income requirements. (I would assume that this means that they can’t make too much money.) The FoxNews report featured the home of two OIF soldiers (married to each other), one of whom had lost both of his legs. Rebuilding Together sponsored the remodeling of the home, featuring the installation of a wheel-chair ramp, the lowering of the front steps (so the gentleman could more easily navigate them using his prosthetics), the specialization of the kitchen and one thing I found really amazing: a bathroom pulley device installed so that the injured man could bath himself (and, presumably take of other usual bathroom tasks).
However, when I went to Rebuild Together’s main website, I discovered that its main mission is to rebuild and repair homes for America’s hurricane victims. Their stated goal is to rebuild 1000 houses damaged/destroyed by Katrina and Rita.
This type of organization represents what America is all about. I, for one, am grateful such endeavors exist, though, obviously, I gain no benefit from them. Such people are examples for us all to follow.
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