Posted on 08/22/2014 12:32:17 PM PDT by Kartographer
“We smelled smoke the lights started to flicker, the alarms started going off,” Flip told WJLA in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Alerted by the Klein’s two dogs, their neighbors rushed in to help carry Flip from the home.
“It was amazing people were coming in and stepping on the burning front porch of this house to pull me into the front yard,” Flip said.
Everything they owned was burned to the ground – including the van that was specially equipped so Flip could drive on his own. It was a devastating loss, especially since they had moved in just five months ago after living at Walter Reed Hospital for 15 months while Flip recovered from his wounds.
(Excerpt) Read more at gma.yahoo.com ...
Yes, they surely do. I had read about the fire but this follow up and response makes my heart sing. :-)
Really great story....here’s more...
Within days, the Kleins were inundated with offers of help. But the most significant gift of all came from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation....
...So far the Foundation has built 36 smart homes, each costing about half-a-million dollars and designed to help meet each wounded warriors’ specific needs....
...The Kleins’ new home will be paid for in part by the Home Depot Foundation, which just donated a million dollars to build 19 homes for the most seriously injured veterans....
...And to fast-track it even more, all the online donations that come in over the next two weeks on www.ourbravest.org will go to help build Flip and Jessica’s home.
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