Army Sgt. David Mayer (Homes For Our Troops Project)

One of our favorite pictures is of my family and myself ( @John Morris) standing around Sgt David Mayer. He was a joy to speak with, very warm, personable, and funny! He was very accessible and he even signed our hardhats! My son and I both got a signed hardhat from Sgt David Mayer, we will cherish those forever. This was the build day for Sgt. Mayer's home, I got to put on my bags, and put my framing hammer to work, and stand a few walls up, it was a lot of work, but fun. We met a ton of great folks, ate some great food, and because of Sgt. Mayer, we are living free.

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Army SGT David Mayer was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs when the convoy he was riding in was attacked in Al-Hillah, Iraq on March 14, 2008. En-route to a mission in Baghdad, SGT Mayer’s vehicle was struck by an Explosively Formed Penetrator, causing SGT Mayer to be thrown into the gunner’s cage, severely injured by shrapnel. David and two other soldiers suffered serious injuries leaving each of them a bilateral amputee. Airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany, SGT Mayer was later transported to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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