Kowalczik Family

 

I have said this many times before:

 

When you serve, its about the person standing next to you and this should not change just because we no longer wear the uniform, and Wounded Veterans Project, Inc. did just that.

 

On 22 April, my dog Bean was rushed to the emergency room for the second time this month. He was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA). It is a disease where the immune system destroys the body’s red blood cells. IMHA is a very treatable disease and up to 75% of dogs can recover with the right treatment plan, however this disease is extremely dangerous and variable, with no predictability. While the doctors were confident with a treatment plan, the amount of time before Bean’s body reacts to the medications was a guessing game and the treatments are expensive. The two things we needed most were patience and money.

 

With me being out of work due to Covid, I had plenty of one and not enough of the other.

 

When Wounded Veterans Project learned about Bean, they reached out to me and offered to help right away with a very generous $500 donation towards his treatment bill. I didn’t know about this organization and while I am a Veteran, I am not a wounded or a combat Veteran, yet they still offered to help, without question. For them, they didn’t care about the uniform or how dirty it was, it was about the person standing next to them and I am forever grateful for that.

 

As I write this, Bean is still recovering, but he is home. He is home because of so many generous people, like Jeannine Miler and the Wounded Veterans Project for helping us with the costs of Bean’s treatment. It’s nice to know that there are people and organizations out there who can help when you need it the most.

 

This has been a very humbling experience to have to ask others for help to pay the vet bill, but it has also showed us the importance and the joy of giving back and helping others.

 

Semper Fi

Chris Kowalczik

Michael Kilty

US Navy

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Wounded Veterans Project and Jeannie Miller for all they’ve done for my father. He just turned 101 this year and isn’t able to do a lot around the house or in the yard and it’s been a little lonely for him with the pandemic. Jeannie arranged a drive by parade that had many veterans, towns folk, neighbors, policemen and firefighters. They all came by honking and waiving with the American flags proudly waiving. Some folks even brought him momentous, cards, posters, balloons and candy. He was so overjoyed with the parade and a form of human contact during the pandemic. WVP also asked people to correspond with him and he received many cards, letters and children’s drawing that continued to brighten his day as he received them. Not only that, WVP has offered assistance with absorbing the cost for tree trimming (still trying to convince him) and has been paying for his snow removal for the past few years. This also helps me tremendously because I work full time and can’t always get there. WVP is a godsend and my father and our family are forever grateful for all they do!!

Donald Whitehouse

Marines

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In 1977, I started my military career in the Marine Corp Airwing . After attending aircraft schools I trained to become a plane captain on AV8A Harrier Jets. My first duty station Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point squadron VMA-542.My next duty station I was transferred to squadron VMA-513 in Marine Corp Air Station Yuma AZ. Spent 10 months deployment  aboard the USS Tripoli on a West-Pac cruise launching Marine fighters off her flight deck .                                                                                                                                      I I have participated in many fundraisers for the Wounded Veterans Project. Its heartwarming to see the good they do, and I was happy to be part of it. Little did I know that Wounded Veterans Project would be helping me .             

On  July 17, 2021 I was involved in a bad motorcycle accident. I spent many weeks in a coma and ICU and 3+ weeks at a rehabilitation hospital. The bills were extensive added up quickly.                                                                                                                                                      When I got home Wounded Veterans Project had given me a monetary gift to help with the bills. To all that signed my HUGE get well card. Thank you, it lifted my spirit. This Organization has a huge heart and doing good for veterans. Thank you all for participating in these fundraisers. 

 

                                                                                                 

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