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Help bring this HERO home

http://www.sugarhillfd.org/jose.html

Bring Jose Home Project
Jose L. Pequeno, Jr. - A Hero

In May of 2005 Jose began serving his country by reporting for active duty in Ramadi, Iraq. On March 1, 2006 SSG Pequeno was seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Ramadi. He was treated at the scene and airlifted to Germany. Once stabilized, he was transported to Bethesda Naval Hospital and is currently hospitalized at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC. SSG Pequeno is in a non-induced coma with a serious head injury. His wife Kelley is constantly at his side along with his mother Nelida and sister Elizabeth. Friends of the family from Lisbon are caring for their children.
The community of Sugar Hill is committed to assist the family of Chief Pequeno in any way possible. Many fundraisers have been held for the family to assist with personal finances. On April 8th the community came together and in one evening raised over $25,000. These funds are being put towards a new project titled “Bring Jose Home”.
It is Kelley’s desire to be able to have an accessible home for Jose to return to. Their small home in Lisbon was unable to be renovated and it was determined that a new home would be necessary. Sugar Hill Fire Chief Allan Clark is spearheading the “Bring Jose Home Project”. To date many donations have been received and the account now sits at over $30,000 with more fundraising being planned.
The New Hampshire Police Chief’s Association has agreed to furnish the new home. Additionally the site work, foundation, electrical work, well and septic system have been donated. It is anticipated that all needed sub-contractors will donate their services. The Pequeno’s existing home will be made ready for resale and it is hoped that the sale of the existing home will clear their mortgage on the property.
Anyone wishing to suport the “Bring Jose Home Project” may do so through the tax deductible North Country Public Safety Officers Benevolent Foundation by sending checks to the “Bring Home Jose Project” c/o the Town of Sugar Hill, P.O. Box 574, Sugar Hill, NH 03586.
Read a Washington Post article titled "Blog Brings Injured Guardsman's Home Town to His Bedside", here.






Click here for more information on the Bring Jose Home Foundation GO>>

See what courses are being offered at the NH Fire Academy. GO>>

Learn More about the KNOX-BOX Emergency Entry System. GO>>
Read a New York Times article on hybrid vehicles and rescue information (PDF). GO>>
See FEMA's "Water That Tree" article including videos demonstrating how fast Christmas trees burn. GO>>
Browse www.firefighterclosecalls.com. GO>>
Take a look at the Photos from the White Mountain School Training Session.

Sugar Hill Fire Department - Sugar Hill, New Hampshire - 03586 - 603-823-8415 info@sugarhillfd.org
sitework and hosting by kernbuilt.com

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Posted by: squad leader

Jose and I are from the same unit but deployed on different missions, please help spread the word so his family can bring him home.

http://www.sugarhillfd.org/jose.html

Bring Jose Home Project
Jose L. Pequeno, Jr. - A Hero

In May of 2005 Jose began serving his country by reporting for active duty in Ramadi, Iraq. On March 1, 2006 SSG Pequeno was seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Ramadi. He was treated at the scene and airlifted to Germany. Once stabilized, he was transported to Bethesda Naval Hospital and is currently hospitalized at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC. SSG Pequeno is in a non-induced coma with a serious head injury. His wife Kelley is constantly at his side along with his mother Nelida and sister Elizabeth. Friends of the family from Lisbon are caring for their children.
The community of Sugar Hill is committed to assist the family of Chief Pequeno in any way possible. Many fundraisers have been held for the family to assist with personal finances. On April 8th the community came together and in one evening raised over $25,000. These funds are being put towards a new project titled “Bring Jose Home”.
It is Kelley’s desire to be able to have an accessible home for Jose to return to. Their small home in Lisbon was unable to be renovated and it was determined that a new home would be necessary. Sugar Hill Fire Chief Allan Clark is spearheading the “Bring Jose Home Project”. To date many donations have been received and the account now sits at over $30,000 with more fundraising being planned.
The New Hampshire Police Chief’s Association has agreed to furnish the new home. Additionally the site work, foundation, electrical work, well and septic system have been donated. It is anticipated that all needed sub-contractors will donate their services. The Pequeno’s existing home will be made ready for resale and it is hoped that the sale of the existing home will clear their mortgage on the property.
Anyone wishing to suport the “Bring Jose Home Project” may do so through the tax deductible North Country Public Safety Officers Benevolent Foundation by sending checks to the “Bring Home Jose Project” c/o the Town of Sugar Hill, P.O. Box 574, Sugar Hill, NH 03586.
Read a Washington Post article titled "Blog Brings Injured Guardsman's Home Town to His Bedside", here.






Click here for more information on the Bring Jose Home Foundation GO>>

See what courses are being offered at the NH Fire Academy. GO>>

Learn More about the KNOX-BOX Emergency Entry System. GO>>
Read a New York Times article on hybrid vehicles and rescue information (PDF). GO>>
See FEMA's "Water That Tree" article including videos demonstrating how fast Christmas trees burn. GO>>
Browse www.firefighterclosecalls.com. GO>>
Take a look at the Photos from the White Mountain School Training Session.

Sugar Hill Fire Department - Sugar Hill, New Hampshire - 03586 - 603-823-8415 info@sugarhillfd.org
sitework and hosting by kernbuilt.com

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