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The stories below represent some of the men & women the North Carolina Heroes’ Fund has assisted. We thank these service members for their service and are honored to have been able to assist them.

Sgt Jairous Gurley

Sgt Jairous Gurley served in the Army for 7 years before being discharged in 2010. He was deployed to Iraq and Kuwait for over a year and was posted at Ft Bragg most recently. Sgt Gurley was injured while on a transport mission to Camp Spiecher, Iraq. His convoy was hit by enemy fire and […]

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Sgt Robert Saunders

Sgt Robert Saunders served in the United States Army for eight years. He was deployed to Afghanistan as a helicopter door gunner in 2004-2005 and again in 2007. Sgt Saunders suffers from several injuries resulting in a 70% disability rating. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 2010. Using his GI Bill, Robert attended […]

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Private Jules Harris

Private Jules Harris served four years in the United States Marine Corps as a Load Gunner for a Stinger Missile. As a result of his service in action, he has a hearing disability and mobility problems, requiring multiple surgeries. Jules is not able to work due to his injuries and severe PTSD, and his wife […]

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SSgt Tim Blodgett

SSgt Tim Blodgett served in the United States Marines for 10 years, including three tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, before retiring last year. He was injured on his last tour, in Afghanistan, when his convoy hit an IED. Despite his 90% disability rating, Tim works full time and was very reluctant to ask […]

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Staff Sgt. Wade

Staff Sergeant Wade enlisted into the Army after college as a way to give back to his country.  Shortly after enlisting, the Iraq war began and Wade deployed as a combat medic with a Stryker brigade.  In Feb. 2004, his Stryker vehicle was victim to an IED explosion.  An experience Wade describes as “being tossed […]

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SrA. McGowan

Air Force Veteran Alex McGowan served two tours in Iraq.  After his second deployment, he returned home in 2004 a different person. He was unemployed and suffering from psychological trauma when his dental condition began to manifest itself. He eventually entered the NC Air Guard.  Unfortunately his dental condition deteriorated, and full time employment evaded […]

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Sgt. Hamilton

Sgt. Hamilton joined the United States Army in September 2004 and was honorably discharged for medical reasons in October 2010.  During Hamilton’s service in Iraq in 2007, his convoy suffered blasts from an IED.  Sgt. Hamilton served as .50 caliber gunner leaving him with little shelter from the attack. As a result of his injuries […]

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Lance Cpl. Gomezsuqisupa

Lance Cpl. Gomezsuqisupa served in the United States Marine Corps for more than eight years which included three tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.  Gomezsuqisupa was injured twice in Iraq and twice in Afghanistan; he suffers from PTSD, headaches and severe back pain that hinders his ability to work.  During the holiday season, […]

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Wounded Vet Gets Help From the North Carolina Heroes’ Fund

A veteran of tours overseas including in Afghanistan, SSgt. Parker served in the Air Force Honor Guard for four years and as a security forces specialist for another four years. While stationed at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan he was trying to do the routine activities of deployment while “off the clock” but nothing is ever […]

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Sgt. Davis

Sgt. Davis is a 10 year veteran of the United States Army who served in a Stryker unit at Ft. Hood.  Davis served as Combat Engineer responsible for clearing mines during his two tours in Iraq.  In Davis’ second tour, a car bomb exploded near his vehicle causing injuries to his face, eyesight and both […]

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North Carolina has six major military installations and the fourth largest number of military personnel in the nation, including more than 30,000 National Guard and Reserve members who live throughout the state.


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