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Helmets to hardhats helps mother of fallen soldier.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)
On October 3, Laurie Fraher walked through her new home for the first time, according to the December 3 issue of The Paper (Dwight, Illinois). Fraher's 19-year-old son, Lance Corporal Ray Holzhauer, was killed in Iraq on March 15, 2007.
At her son's funeral, Fraher was approached by Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, who asked if he could help the family in any way. Fraher mentioned that she needed a new roof on her home, and Quinn relayed the need to Michael Yauger, liaison for the Helmets to Hardhats program. Helmets to Hardhats is a national, nonprofit organization that helps to place National Guard, Reservists, and transitioning active-duty military members in new jobs in the construction industry.
When Helmets to Hardhats workers went to the home to inspect the roof, however, they discovered the house to be in a very dilapidated condition. NBC newscaster Art Norman related at a benefit dinner in Marshfield, Illinois, on December 5: "The facts are that [Laurie Fraher] lived in very deplorable conditions because she was hoping that her son, who was fighting to preserve our way of life, would come back and fix the house."
But since Ray ...
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