The annual golf hike for Chicago soldiers helps to collect thousands for injured glasses


Weight justice golf on the island provides a serenity and volume life and an Iraq life and mission that changed Lopez Sergio.

In 2006, Lopez had just signed up for their second work land. His vehicle has been struck by an IED. His life has been saved but loses legs.

Back in the States, as many wounded Vets, Lopez would go on with his next mission: Browsing civilian life as a civilian veteran.

To say that it was a challenge would have to sit slightly. Then in 2014 there has a gift, a lopez calls a “gift from God,” that following to give.

“I went into this place, not knowing a single person and I left with 100 friends, longtime, Lifelong friends,” he said. “It is incredible because it helps you hear that you are worth it, you know.”

It’s all possible by Dan Drew, which formed a non-profit called Chicago soldiers To help you return hero with the significance field cars and injury to the American society but with scars and significant battle injury.

Together pulled and his wife Janelle left help from friends and family. They have kept a golf in 2010 and raised 8,000 $.

Each year since, with proceedings raised by golf exit to practice, have been gifted vestos money to do with anything else that please. Sometimes it was for a new bath acccessible to wheels. Other times, it was for family holiday.

More information to https://www.chicagosolders.com

I drawn and others who put this annual event will also take a moment of Vietnam veterans in the crows to the lands and ceremony

The money ended at lopez was much more than the financial shot in the arm he needed, was lead soup for the soul. Been the beginning of a relationship.

“These guys become part of my family,” he said. “I’m getting out of 2014 and every time I go out there, it’s like a family reunion.”

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