LOON LAKE, Wash. — About 100 people gathered at Loon Lake Elementary School this morning to celebrate Marine Corps veteran Joshua Elliot, who was announced as the recipient of an adaptive home through a national nonprofit.
Elliot lost both legs in an IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan in 2011. Since he and his wife bought a home in Loon Lake, Elliot says he faces new challenges every day.
“Everything around our house and property is all uneven surfaces, and for me, that’s an extra challenge,” Elliot said. “I kind of have to psych myself up to walk from my door to the car and pray that I don’t fall over or hurt myself. And that’s every day.”
The nonprofit Homes for Our Troops builds adaptive homes for veterans and donates them free of charge. The organization says its homes are built beyond ADA requirements with features like automatic doors, wider hallways and roll-under countertops.
Elliot’s home is set to be finished around the end of spring. You can find out more about Elliot’s journey and services here.
Since 2004, Homes For Our Troops has donated almost 500 homes to veterans and is currently building six in Washington. Learn more about HFOT here.
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