Volunteers rehab Fort Dodge house to aid veteran
Posted : Monday Aug 18, 2008 9:01:57 EDT
By Bill Shea
The Associated Press
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Someday, Spc. Andrew Birzer will return home to stay.
And when he does, the Fort Dodge man suffering a traumatic brain injury from his Iowa Army National Guard duty in Afghanistan will step into a virtually new house.
A small army of contractors will descend on the Birzer home this week to remodel it at no cost to the family.
“I’m ecstatic,” said the soldier’s wife, Samantha Birzer. “I’m thankful that there are people out there that are willing to thank the soldiers and families for what they’ve gone through.”
The job is being coordinated by Operation First Response, a group that provides a variety of support to military families, and the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa.
On Sunday, Aug. 17, members of the Freedom Riders, a motorcycle group, were scheduled move all the belongings of Andrew and Samantha Birzer and their three children out of the house at 1416 N. 31st St.
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