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Category Archives: Veteran Stories

Vafumba and Mabintou

Success Stories, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroAugust 30, 2022

Vafumba and Mabintou met in 2009 through an introduction between their families and friends. Mabintou had migrated from Liberia three years earlier to join her family in the United States.…

Angelique

Success Stories, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroAugust 1, 2022

“I get really scared to take my daughters outside.” As Angelique recounts a recent shooting in her neighborhood that left a small child severely injured, she expresses fear for the…

Robert and Bridget

Success Stories, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroApril 27, 2022

After a life seasoned with challenges but strengthened through faith, Robert and his wife, Bridget, are steadily working towards a better future. Growing up in New York, Robert lived within…

Because of you, we’re building homes for the brave.

Blog, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroMay 18, 2022

Because of you, we’re building homes for the brave.   Together, we build with gratitude. As a Veterans Build affiliate, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is part of a national effort…

K and H Brown

Blog, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroNovember 12, 2019

K and H Brown Habitat for Humanity Homeowners   Through the support of the 2017 Dayton’s Pest Control Sporting Clay Tournament, a homeless veteran and his wife will soon secure…

Rick

Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroJanuary 24, 2019

Rick Garner Facilities Manager | Liaison of Veteran & Military Affairs   After volunteering with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity full-time for two years, Rick knew that he wanted to be…

James

Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroNovember 28, 2018

James Knoxville Habitat Homeowner   As a United States Army veteran, James served to protect our country. After his discharge, he worked for years as a lineman and in the…

Ernie

ReStore, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroNovember 8, 2018

Ernie Walser ReStore Associate-Appliances   Ernie, an Army veteran, is an important part of the Knoxville Habitat family, serving on our Restore staff. It is obvious that giving back to…

Tim

ReStore, Veteran StoriesBy Megan TessaroNovember 7, 2018

Tim Butler ReStore Volunteer and Construction Crew Leader   Tim commits his time to the mission of Knoxville Habitat two days a week, every week, by serving in both the…

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