CPL Sue Downes joined the Army in 2004. Two years later while in Afghanistan, her life changed. She and her unit hit two landmines while coming under fire by a rocket propelled grenade and snipers. She lost both legs below the knee, her liver and intestines were lacerated, and she suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Almost 15 years to the day since losing both her legs while deployed as a gunner in Afghanistan, Cpl. Sue Downes (retired) is the proud owner of a new, specially adapted home, thanks to the non-profit organization Helping a Hero and local homebuilder Caldwell Homes.