Another Operation Soldier Mission

Operation Soldier, the hard-working and under-funded bunch of vets who are doing so much for our soldiers and their families, has been busy:

Army Staff Sergeant Jesse Walker, Wounded Patriot

Like a lot of men in serving in the war on terrorism, Army Staff Sergeant Jesse Walker, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, proudly carried the torch of freedom to a foreign country to do what he could to defend his country and help an oppressed people.

SSGT Walker recognized the dangers of combat, but knew it was his duty when called upon. On June 30th, 2005, SSGT Walker would witness those dangers, first hand.

While assigned to a security detail, SSGT Walker and his crew were enroute back to the Forwarding Operating Base, in Ramadi, Iraq. As he and his crew drove back, their Humvee ran over a pressure sensitive Improvised Explosive Device. SSGT Walker took the brunt of the blast, suffering compound fractures to his tibia and fibula of his right leg, major tissue and muscle damage to his left leg, a fractured jaw and displaced chin, and a pierced ear drum.

SSGT Walker has undergone several surgeries to repair his injuries and is on the road to recovery. However, like many of the brave men and women of the United States Military, financial sacrifices are unfortunately too common of an occurrence.

His loving fiancé, Jewel Jackson, has left her job, so that she can be by SSGT Walker’s side, to do everything she possibly can to help SSGT Walker’s recovery. Needless to say, this has put a financial strain in their household.

It is an extreme honor for Operation Soldier to assist Army SSGT Walker and his fiancé, Jewel Jackson, with a small contribution of $1000. SSGT Walker and his fiancée are truly remarkable individuals and we here at Operation Soldier will keep SSGT Walker and his fiancé in our thoughts and prayers.

You the viewing and visiting public to the Operation Soldier website can help. Please consider contributing to Operation Soldier, so that we may continue to help the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces that give so much, so that all of us may continue to enjoy Peace, Freedom, and Liberty.

Please visit our website, to read about more the brave patriots like Army SSGT Jesse Walker.

Folks, I don't know about you, but it seems to me that SSGT Walker and his fiance could use more than a grand. Operation Soldier is trying to do a lot with so very little, so please consider including them in your charitable (and patriotic!) contributions.

p.s.: Tonight, a Fresno Police Officer wounded in Iraq, SSG Michael Toes, is returning home for medical treatment near his home. A group of supporters from family, his military unit and Fresno Police Department Officers will be there to cheer him on. Operation Soldier helped SSG Toes as well.