Injured soldier receives trip to see family for Thanksgiving
On June 8, 2011, Specialist Charlie Lemon (3rd Cavalry Regiment – Fort Hood, Texas) was just two months away from coming home from his tour of duty in Iraq, when his life changed forever. While on a routine mission, Charlie’s Humvee was struck by an IED that severed his legs, and struck his best friend, PFC Matthew England, in the neck.