Oregon's Advantis Credit Union, leading the drive in that state to build two homes for severely injured soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, said this week it is now ready to break ground for its second home next weekend and have it ready for occupancy by yearend.
The $720 million Advantis of Milwaukee, said it also was heartened by public and industry support for the Homes for Our Troops cause as evidenced by 300 volunteers who turned out for a "Build Brigade" in Parkdale, a small community near Hood River where the first home is under construction for Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who lost both his legs in an ambush in Iraq.
Next weekend Advantis, working with the Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops charity, will convene with local dignitaries and volunteers to build the second home in Sandy for Spc. Kevin Pannell, who also lost his legs in a blast in Baghdad in 2004.
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