Foundation comes through for Iraqi War veteran

Helping a hero: Foundation comes through for Iraqi War veteran
By GENE ZALESKI
T and D Staff Writer

Retired U.S. Navy Specialist First Class Marrion Knight has had very little to smile about over the last few years.

The military veteran and father of five was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury after an explosion in Iraq in 2007.

And things have not gotten any better.

Knight was medically and honorably discharged from the Navy and then medically evacuated to San Diego for treatment. The family recently moved to Orangeburg, his home of record, and retirement was the only option.

With little money due to medical expenses and a backlog of veteran benefit claims, the Knights were in desperate need for assistance to help pay for car expenses.

On Friday, help arrived from the non-profit Wish Upon a Hero Foundation in the form of a $1,645 check.

“It takes a load off,” Marrion said upon receipt of the donation at his Orangeburg residence surrounded by his wife, Sharon, and five children. “It makes it a little easier. It gives me a little bit of hope.”

The family’s financial burdens took upon a heightened concern earlier this month when they found out they were about two payments behind on their car.
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