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FORT BRAGG -- Matt Leonard suffers from a brain injury, has night terrors and sometimes can barely walk because of blast damage to his left leg. Doctors tell him he'll be picking shrapnel out of his face and appendages for 10 years. As Leonard gets treatment for his service-related injuries at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, the last headache he needs is worrying about how to pay for a hotel so his wife and sons can be close by. "That's why we're here," said Paula Gallero, who has run Fisher House at Fort Bragg since it opened in...

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Philanthropist Elizabeth Kenowsky Fisher, co-founder of the Intrepid Museum, Fisher House and Fisher Armed Services Foundations passed away Jan. 15. At 90, Elizabeth was most known for her lifetime support and commitment to improving the quality of life for the benefit of members of the armed forces, veterans and their families, in company with her late husband Zachary. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., Elizabeth served overseas with the United Services Organization in World War II, entertaining troops, volunteering for the Veterans Bedside Network and visiting the wounded in field hospitals. The Fishers were instrumental in transforming the...