MATT: BEFORE THE PLANES TOOK THE SKY AT TODAY’S AIR SHOW A LOCAL VETERAN GOT A SPECIAL GIFT ON THE GROUND. >> FIRST OF ALL I FEEL VYER GRATEFUL. MATT: DUSTIN JOHNS, A MAREIN SERGEANT WHO LOST BOTH HIS LEGS AND TWO FINGERS IN AFGHANISTAN IS NOW THE OWNER OF THIS 2023 FORD EXPLORER COURTESYF O WOUNDED WARRIORS FAMILY SUPPORT. >> WE REALLY WANTED DOTO SOMETHING THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE AND BY GRANTING THIS VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE MODIFICATIONS HE’LL REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP HIS FAMILY BE MOBILE AND PRODUCTIVE IN SOCIETY. MA:TT THIS IS THE 8TH CAR THE ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN AWAY ISTH YEAR AND IT WILL SOON BE OUTFITTED WITH ADAPTIVE CONTROLS SO JOHNS, WHO NOW LIVES IN LEE’S SUMMIT, CAN DRIVE HIYOS UNG CHILDREN AROUND EASIER. >> IT’S DEFINITELY EASIER WITH HAND CONTROLS. TRYING TO GET AROUNDND A NAVIGATE, ESPECIALLY IF I CAN’T WEAR MY PROSTHETICS OR IF I NEED TO BE IN MY CHAIR FOR SOME REASON, SO HAVING THE HAND CONTROLS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO
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Veteran who misplaced each legs in Afghanistan honored with new automobile
‘I really feel very grateful’
Up to date: 11:40 AM CDT Jul 5, 2023
Earlier than the planes took to the sky at Sunday’s Kansas Metropolis Air Present, a veteran obtained a particular present on the bottom.Dustin Johns, a Marine sergeant who misplaced each his legs and two fingers in Afghanistan, is now the proprietor of this 2023 Ford Explorer courtesy of Wounded Warriors Household Assist.”We actually needed to do one thing that made a distinction, and by granting this car together with the modifications, he’ll actually have the ability to assist his household be cellular and productive in society,” Kate McCauley, president of Wounded Warriors Household Assist, mentioned.That is the eighth automobile the group has given away this 12 months, and it’ll quickly be outfitted with adaptive controls, so Johns, who lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, can drive his younger youngsters round simpler.”It is positively simpler with hand controls,” Johns mentioned. “Making an attempt to get round and navigate, particularly, if I can not put on my prosthetics or if I must be in my chair for some purpose, so having the hand controls is fairly necessary to me.” Check out the video above for extra.
Earlier than the planes took to the sky at Sunday’s Kansas Metropolis Air Present, a veteran obtained a particular present on the bottom.
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Dustin Johns, a Marine sergeant who misplaced each his legs and two fingers in Afghanistan, is now the proprietor of this 2023 Ford Explorer courtesy of Wounded Warriors Household Assist.
“We actually needed to do one thing that made a distinction, and by granting this car together with the modifications, he’ll actually have the ability to assist his household be cellular and productive in society,” Kate McCauley, president of Wounded Warriors Household Assist, mentioned.
That is the eighth automobile the group has given away this 12 months, and it’ll quickly be outfitted with adaptive controls, so Johns, who lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, can drive his younger youngsters round simpler.
“It is positively simpler with hand controls,” Johns mentioned. “Making an attempt to get round and navigate, particularly, if I can not put on my prosthetics or if I must be in my chair for some purpose, so having the hand controls is fairly necessary to me.”
Check out the video above for extra.
