Our Heroes
● Donovan Spieth
Staff Sergeant Donovan Spieth was with the 10th Special Forces group, 1st Battalion, Charlie Company. After spending one tour in Iraq, Donovan was in Germany, and headed back to the States for advanced training, when he was badly injured in an accident. Donovan is now paralyzed, and in a wheelchair. He wants to finish his education, and is looking forward to living in the Phoenix area and a new career. He loves to ride his hand cycle, and can be seen on the trails around his apartment. He says he expects his new life to be a challenge, but “the sky’s the limit.”
Watch Video of Donovan & Ryan
● Ryan Job
Navy Seal, SO2, Ryan Job was deployed to Iraq where he was shot in the face during combat. As a result, Ryan lost sight in both eyes, but didn't lose his optimistic spirit. Rather than return to his home in San Diego, where his options were limited, he instead applied to and qualified for a four year Sentinels of Freedom Life Scholarship.
As a recipient of a Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship, Ryan will receive "rent free" housing, new furniture and other household supplies, educational opportunities, financial and personal mentoring and career-placement assistance and training.
On June 25, 2007, Ryan and his wife Kelly moved to Arizona and took up residence in a beautiful new condominium in North Scottsdale provided by their Team Leader Howard Lein, Owner of RE/MAX Excalibur Realty and other local residents. Watch Video. Read AZ Republic Article.
The Sentinels Need Your Help
It can cost up to $25,000 a year for four years, per life scholarship recipient to help these young warriors get the jump-start back into civilian life that they need. Although we have corporate support from huge companies like AT&T, Chevron and American Express, we still fall short of having the necessary funds to help the estimated 3,500 soldiers who are how rehabilitating in military hospitals across the United States with injuries such as amputations, blindness, deafness, paraplegia, and severe burns.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Sentinels of Freedom, Scottsdale or contact us at 480-346-5372 to learn how you can help. Whatever your beliefs regarding our military presence in the Middle East, supporting our troops is a cause that can unify us. We are not a politically motivated organization, instead we are a helping-hands group with a deep appreciation for the sacrifices our men and women in the military make, and a profound respect for their drive to rehabilitate after severe injury and make a place for themselves and their families in a civilian world.
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