[2016] Homes For Our Troops Key Ceremony - Sgt. Luis Alvarado - 16 Jan 2016

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The Patriot Guard has been invited by Homes For Our Troops for a key ceremony for Sergeant Luis Alvarado (bio below) on Saturday (Jan 16) at 10:00am. Homes For Our Troops has built a handicap accessible home for Sgt. Alvarado, and will be presenting him with the key to his new home. This mission will begin with a short LEO escorted movement with Sgt. Alvarado, from the staging area to his new home at 8020 South Verde Drive, where the Patriot Guard is welcome to remain for the ceremony. If available, please try to attend to honor and say thank you to one of our Wounded Warriors. Thank you.

Sergeant Luis Alvarado – Army – Bio: Sgt. Alvarado was on his third deployment when he lost both of his legs, and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury as a result of an IED blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan on November 14, 2011. While on a morning mission that involved clearing a road leading into Kandahar, an IED was detonated near a group of soldiers. SGT Alvarado, the only soldier injured in the explosion, remained conscious throughout the ordeal; laughing and joking with his teammates as they worked feverishly to prepare him for the MEDEVAC. Airlifted to Kandahar, Luis suffered cardiac arrest in-flight, requiring that his chest be opened and his heart pumped manually in order to resuscitate him. Arriving at the hospital where he was eventually stabilized, Sgt. Alvarado was next transported to Landstuhl, Germany. Next airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Luis remained there for five months. He was then transferred to the James A. Haley VA in Tampa, FL, for neurological rehabilitation for ten months and now continues receiving treatments and therapies at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas.

Staging – 9:00am w/Briefing at 9:15am
Target
11311 Bandera Rd
San Antonio Tx
Map Link - https://goo.gl/maps/SqnC7TrUtSt

Weather
Partly Cloudy
Low 45* / High 66*
10% chance of showers
Please come prepared for changes in the weather

Ride Captain
Paula Johnson

Any questions regarding this mission, please contact XtremeVFR@satx.rr.com