Injured Veteran and His Family Are Given Free Home Renovation
A U.S. Army veteran who lost his sight during a suicide bomber attack in Syria while deployed in 2019 was given a fully renovated home. According to People Magazine , Maj. Jonathan Turnbull and his family were selected…
A U.S. Army veteran who lost his sight during a suicide bomber attack in Syria while deployed in 2019 was given a fully renovated home.
According to People Magazine, Maj. Jonathan turnbull and his family were selected to have their home paid off and fully renovated thanks to a charitable partnership between talk show host Drew Barrymore, The Home Depot Foundation, and the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.
Last week, the home in Gaylord, Michigan, was finished, complete with new smart technology to aid Turnbull.
He said, “It’s absolutely wonderful.”
“They’ve given us hope for the future because they’re letting us know: ‘No matter what happens, obstacles, adversity you might face, we’re here to help,’ he went on.
Turnbull served five tours of duty, taking him to Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria.
In 2019, he was offered the opportunity to come home, but volunteered to remain in Syria doing humanitarian work. His job was to help girls safely attend school.
His wife, Samantha Turnbull, stated, “I knew how much he loved his job. I said, ‘Wear your helmet and be safe.’”
Jonathan had promised to call the morning of the explosion. Her phone went off with alerts of an ISIS bomber in the city where he had been headed, Manbij.”
Upon filtering through news footage, she recognized her husband’s truck. “That’s when I knew Jon was in that explosion,” she said.
Army officials told her that he wouldn’t make it. Despite having little chance of survival, Turnbull pulled through.