Why do Marines and Soldiers do what they do? Why did the Texas Sentinels Foundation select Marine SSGT Charles Lauersdorf for a TSF home following his combat injuries and being awarded a Purple Heart?
If his words resonate with you, please consider donating to support his home at TexasSentinels.org/contribute.
From Charles Lauersdorf:
On this day, 15 years ago, the Magnificent Bastards of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment would set off at zero dark thirty on Operation Bug Hunt. The mission was to avenge the death of many of our guys just a few days prior, which was the bloodiest day of the war in Iraq. Avenge deaths we did. Though we would lose more warriors this day, the insurgents would take much heavier losses – in the hundreds. 18 year olds fresh out of high school running across open for under heavy enemy fire, just to make it to those ambushed and in need of support. Warriors that defied odds and ran to the sound of chaos, not from it. Brave souls that gave their life not just for their country, but more importantly, for the man beside them.
Today is a day I and many others should not have survived. Pinned down and nearly out of ammo, in a raw sewage canal, praying we could kill just one more. Thinking today was the day we’d meet our maker, but not before killing as many more insurgenta as possible. But God had other plans for us. We lived so that we could tell their story. So that we could live life for them, in honor of them. God needed them to stand guard duty on the streets of heaven and I have no doubt they’re doing a marvelous job.
So tonight as I snuggle my babies, I think of those brave souls and the sacrifice they made for me to be here. So to their moms and dads, wives and family, I say thank you. Thank you for raising warriors.
Semper Fidelis.
“Thank you for supporting our wounded military and giving my daddy a home!” exclaimed Aidan Medina, 6 year old son of Corporal Jesse Medina who was wounded on Christmas Day 2012 and received a TSF Home for the Holiday home the following year. The next in line to receive a TSF home, SSGT Charles Lauersdorf told the crowd, “Thank you is not enough for what I truly wish to tell all of you. You guys truly have made a difference in my life and in the lives of my children. Receiving a home from TSF and having the support of this crowd is one of the best things to have happened to me and I promise to pay it forward to other wounded veterans.”
Mark your calendars, dust off your clubs because our annual Operation Hole In One For All Golf Tournament is right around the corner! The tournament will take place at Bayforest Golf Course, May 23rd with an 8:00 AM shotgun start. It will be a wonderful opportunity to show our appreciation for those for those who have served – while networking and playing a round of golf, too!
The Texas Sentinels Foundation is proud to announce Marine SSGT Charles Lauersdorf, Purple Heart recipient and father of 4, will receive a 100% debt-free, mortgage-free, fully furnished home in the greater Fort Worth area in 2019. Charles joined the USMC in 2001 and completed 7 combat deployments. SSGT Lauersdorf was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained during the battle of Ramadi, Iraq.
as Sentinels Foundation 2012 home recipient Marine Corporal Jesse Medina, who is currently assigned as a Patrol Officer in the North Patrol Division, was named Houston Police Department’s 2018 Rookie of the Year. In his short two year stint with the Houston Police Department, Medina has distinguished himself by his service and his “can-do” attitude. Officer Medina is the first amputee to complete the Houston Police Department Training Academy and become a commissioned Houston Police Officer. Despite his physical limitations, Officer Medina has proven to be an invaluable asset to the city of Houston. Semper Fidelis!
his right leg and numerous fingers, near total destruction of his right arm, multiple severe lacerations and hearing loss. Jesse is the recipient of 11 combat awards and citations including two Purple Hearts. During Christmas week 2012, Jesse and his family were surprised with a TSF 100% debt-free, mortgage-free, ADA compliant “Home for the Holidays” in Greater Houston.
11 October 2018 Lumberton, Texas