Marine says helping wounded solider was an "opportunity"

Marines help build home for disabled soldier
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Story by Cpl. Donovan Lee
October 31, 2013

“We heard about the opportunity to volunteer and help a veteran renovate his house,” said Lance Cpl. Cameron Payne, a combat correspondent with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River. “As a Marine, it is our responsibility to take care of our fellow wounded service members.”

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - More than a dozen Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River volunteered their time to help a service member in need through United Way of Onslow County’s initiative, Volunteer Onslow, Oct. 21 through Oct. 24.

Dereck Coble, a former Army infantryman was hit by an improvised explosive device during a deployment in Afghanistan and suffered a serious concussion. When he returned home, he was diagnosed with cancer.

Coble wanted to relocate to Jacksonville but could not work, therefore couldn’t find a home at the time.

Coble said the home he lives in now was given to him by the bank and was retrofitted for handicap accessibility.
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