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 it is now ready to break ground for its second home and have it ready for occupancy by year-end.
The $720 million Advantis of Milwaukie said it was heartened by public and industry support for the Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops charity. Three hundred volunteers turned out for a "build brigade" in Parkdale, Ore., where the first home is under construction for Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who lost both his legs in an ambush in Iraq.
Advantis and the charity will convene with local dignitaries and volunteers to build the second home in Sandy, Ore., for Kevin Pannell, who also lost his legs in Baghdad in 2004.
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