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Military Monday: Cpl. Zach Nelson, Homes For Our Troops

Military Monday: Cpl. Zach Nelson, Homes For Our Troops

Update: 2025-12-08
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Cpl. Zach Nelson enlisted in the Marine Corps immediately after high school and deployed as a motor transport specialist with the 6th Regimental Combat Team in December 2011.

On July 5, 2012, Cpl Nelson was severely injured in a vehicle rollover in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, sustaining a T-4 complete spinal injury resulting in paraplegia from the chest down.

In 2016, Zach and his wife, Kiley, received a specially adapted custom home from Homes For Our Troops. He joins Ray Stevens to talk about service, family, and how HFOT has changed his life for the better.

Make a difference in a Veteran's life today, visit www.hfotusa.org for more information.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Military Monday: Cpl. Zach Nelson, Homes For Our Troops

Military Monday: Cpl. Zach Nelson, Homes For Our Troops

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