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Vietnam Vet and Wife Receive Long Overdue Respect and Comfort
Clemie and Rosiland Roberts have stayed at the Palo Alto Fisher House a few times. Their first stay lasted five weeks while Clemie, a Vietnam veteran, underwent unexpected spinal surgery. The most recent stay was in April 2024, after Clemie experienced severe pain and immobility just a week after a pain management procedure. Transported from…
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From Struggle to Strength: JP’s Journey of Love, Music, and Faith
For JP and Crystal Lane, it was “googly eyes” at first sight. Crystal was at the gym with her cousin when the cousin noticed JP working out across the way. “And I said, ‘Yeah, he’s cute.’ And I didn’t know that he was on prosthetics yet because there were so many machines around that area.…
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Saying Thank You By Taking Action
Just last month we celebrated Veterans Day. It’s the day we say a collective “Thank You” to those who have worn our country’s uniform, and a yearly reminder to think of those who have served. It’s not enough. It’s not enough to post on social media once a year to demonstrate to our friends and…
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Families form networks of care in Murfreesboro Fisher House
Roberta Broomer connects with other guests at the Alvin C. York VA Fisher House in Murfreesboro, Tennessee easily. Those friendships have led to memories that are hard to imagine, like speaking at the funeral of a fellow guest’s veteran, accompanying a woman to see her brother for the last time, or sheltering together during storms.…
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Prosthetics Give Army Veteran Freedom, Fisher House Gives Him Strength
Almost every year since 2016, Army veteran Matthew Melancon makes the trip from his home in Utah to San Diego, California where he spends two weeks going through what should be three months of prosthetic care. Fortunately, Fisher House gives him a place to recharge after each long day of appointments. “Having my own space…
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Caregiver Finds Support at Fisher House
For more than a year, Ericka Hewitt has been staying at Fisher Houses. Her first stay began in May of 2023 when her son Skyler was in a terrible motorcycle accident near Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico where he was stationed as a senior airman responsible for C-130 special mission aircraft maintenance. Skyler joined…
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WW2 veteran and daughter share memories in Fisher House
At 104, David G. Perez is living a long life full of devotion to his family and his country. Born March 1, 1920, he grew up with a large extended family on a ranch owned by his grandfather in California and joined the Army in 1941. He trained in California where they had to train…
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Veteran Mom Says Marine Son Was Miracle Child
If you talk to Army veteran Pat Sherrod-Elliott about her son, Marine Sgt. Sean Joseph Victor, she tells you, “Our son was actually a miracle.” Sean served eight years in the Marine Corps, traveling to Haiti after a catastrophic earthquake, doing a tour on USS Truman, and living in Japan for two years. He married…
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West Virginia family remembers former POW’s long recovery
Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch suffered horrific injuries during an ambush, capture, and then captivity as a prisoner of war during the 2003 ground invasion of Iraq. The situation was frightening for the young service member, but it was also gut-wrenching for her loving family 6,000 miles away in West Virginia. Fisher House was there for…
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Air Force Family Support Brother Wounded in Afghanistan
August O’Niell’s family is filled with service members and veterans. He and his brother are Air Force pararescuemen and his mom, dad, and stepdad are Air Force veterans. So the family knew the risk of getting the call that no one wants. They all remember where they were when they got the news that August,…
