Ric, a Vietnam Veteran, has had many stories written about his efforts to raise funds for the joint UCLA and Brown Medical Center venture called Operation Mend. When a veteran is wounded, causing disfiguration or loss of limbs, after they have received care from the government, Operation Mend takes it a step further by offering plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, prosthetics and more, all at no cost to the wounded vet or their family. They give hope back to the vets and their families.
To date Ric, with the help of our foothill communities, has raised almost $20,000 for Operation Mend.
The Gazette will bring you the LA Times article as soon as it is available.
If you would like to help Ric with his efforts you can email him at rlr1970@hotmail.com
If you would like more information about Operation Mend visit http://operationmend.ucla.edu/
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Marine Corporal Aaron P. Mankin
was Operation Mend's first patient in August 2007. He is currently
living in Texas and has two beautiful children. On May 11th, 2005, he
was wounded when the 26-ton amphibious assault vehicle he was traveling
in rolled over an improvised explosive device and was propelled 10 feet
in the air. Four Marines died in the attack and 11 others were injured. In addition to the damage sustained to his throat and lungs from smoke inhalation, Cpl. Mankin suffered intense burns on over 25 percent of his body. His ears, nose and mouth were essentially gone and he lost two fingers on his right hand. |
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