LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Tunnels to Towers Basis has paid off and renovated the house of U.S. Military Sgt. Jeremy Ramirez, a Lansing veteran injured whereas serving in Iraq.
“It’s a blessing. Tunnel to Towers not only paid off my mortgage but made renovations to my home to make my life and my family’s life easier,” stated Ramirez.
(Courtesy Tunnel to Towers)
Ramirez determined to affix the army due to his position fashions — and because of 9/11, which left Ramirez with a “strong pull to enlist.” He says he determined serving within the army was his life’s functions.
Ramirez enlisted within the Military in 2005 and was deployed to Iraq. There, his group was ambushed in Baghdad, struck by a 500 lbs. stress plate IED in an incident that killed 4 troopers and injured six others, together with Ramirez.
Because of his accidents, Ramirez was left a partial paraplegic, with steel {hardware} working up his again, proper leg, ankle, and foot. Along with affected by PTSD, he additionally has shrapnel embedded by way of his physique.
(Courtesy Tunnel to Towers)
The Tunnel to Towers Basis was established within the wake of 9/11, and as a part of its Sensible House Program, the group renovated Ramirez’s Lansing house and paid off his mortgage.
Moreover, the muse put in a whole-house generator, new lights alongside outside paths, a brand new awning to exchange one which had been broken in a storm, and a shed for Ramirez to retailer his digital mobility scooter. As a part of the good house program, new techniques put in in Ramirez’s house enable the lights, thermostat, sound, and safety techniques to be managed remotely through an app.
“Tunnel to Towers is amazing, they have made my home smart and have paid off our mortgage…The ease of finances has been a huge relief,” stated Ramirez. “I want people to know that I love my country and my family, and I would do it all over again, even knowing that I would be permanently injured because I was put on this earth to serve in the United States Army.”
