Wounded Warrior Inspires Gates, Accepts Key to New Home
Wounded Warrior Inspires Gates, Accepts Key to New Home
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
CYPRESS, Texas, Aug. 31, 2009 – Hundreds of people arrived today at the home of retired Marine Capt. Dan Moran, a warrior severely wounded in Iraq, to see Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates present him the keys to his new home on behalf of the Helping a Hero organization.
Surrounded by familiy members and with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to his left, retired Marine Capt. Dan Moran, center, receives the key to his new home in Cypress, Texas, Aug. 31, 2009. Moran’s home was built by the non-profit organization Helping a Hero who builds specially adapted homes for severely wounded servicemembers injured in theater during the war on terror. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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