Mar 13, 2007 9:40 pm US/Eastern
Donor Gives Thousands For Injured Soldier's Home
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
While serving our country in Iraq he paid a horrible price, but now some local residents are trying to pay him back.
Back in November of 2003, Army Specialist James Fair, 25, of Coraopolis, was completely blinded after a bomb detonation. He also lost both his hands and was left with shrapnel throughout his body causing injuries to his right leg and a traumatic brain injury.
But then, Duquesne Light, Homes For Our Troops, and organizers of the Home and Garden Show made it their goal to build Fair a new home.
And today, an anonymous donor donated a $100,000 dollar check to go towards Fair's new home.
The objective is to build a home that will make life easier for the soldier and help him to regain his independence.
"You have to take it one day at a time," he told KDKA. "Try to cope with it. The most important thing is not feel sorry for yourself."
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