Veterans states away rally support for tri-state Navy veteran

Veterans states away rally support for tri-state Navy veteran

In late June, Navy Veteran Roy Fulps found himself on a cross-country journey for life-saving surgery to repair an abdominal aortic anueresym.

While the surgery was covered by his VA benefits, his travel and other costs had to be covered out of his own pocket.

AT THE END OF JUNE I TOLD YOUABOUT NAVY VETERAN ROY FULPSWHO HAD NO CHOICE BUT TOTRAVEL TO SOUTH DAKOTA FORLIFE SAVING SURGERY.

TURNS OUTOTHER VETERANS HEARD ABOUT HISTRIP AND JOINED FORCES TO HELPIN ANY WAY THEY COULD.back and forth up and down thepacificWHEN YOU FIRST MET NAVYVETERAN ROY FULPS HE WAS INHIS KITCHEN WITH HIS STEPDAUGHTER SHARING THE FACT HENEEDED LIFE SAVING SURGERY TOREPAIR AN ABDOMINAL AORTICANUERESYM.

It's reachingbursting stage so that's whythey wanted to due thisoperationIT'S ALSO WHEN ISHARED WITH YOU THAT SCOTTROBINSON AND HIS TEAM WITHMILITARY AND VETERAN SERVICESOF GREATER CINCINNATI WEREJUMPING INTO HELP ROY BECAUSETHE V-A WOULDN'T COVER TRAVELEXPENSES.

AND HE HAD NO CHOICEBUT TO TRAVEL TO SOUTH DAKOTAFOR THE SURGERY for us atEaster Seals the request wascan we help withtransportation we stepped inand said we will buy thosetickets on the spot get you tothe surgery.ROY AND HIS SONTOOK OFF TO SOUIX FALLS SOUTHDAKOTA DAYS LATER.

HOWEVER,FOOD AND LODGING FOR UP TO 30DAYS FOR ROY'S SON AND FOR ROYHIMSELF ONCE HE WAS DISCHARGEDWOULD BE ON THE FAMILIES DIME.SOMETHING THEY COULD HARDLYAFFORD.

ROY'S STORY SOON HITTHE RADAR OF THE DISABLEDAMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER INSIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.Whenwe heard about Roy being atSanford he was alrady there sowe had a very quick timelineand an immediate response tocome up with.KIM HUBERS IS THEJUNIOR VICE COMMANDER OF D-A-VCHAPTER ONE IN SOUIX FALLS.Weended up donating abotu 1800dollars to Roy and his familyand we also have a vehcilethat our chapter owns that wegave to them while they werehere for transportation.SHESAYS IT'S THE MISSION OF THED-A-V AND ONE SHE CALLS ASUCCESS IN THE CASE OF ROYFULPS.To be able to be thereand offer that support ispriceless.WHEN YOU HEAR THAT AVETEARN NEEDS HELP THEN , IMEAN THAT'S WHAT VETS DO WEHELP EACH OTHER...IT SEEMSLIKE SOMETHING CLICKED AND YOUWENT INTO ACTION....we helpall veterans lifelong supportregardless of what the need isif there's soemthing we can doif we get the phone call we'rethere for them and theirfamilies.I'M TOLD ROY IS RESTING BACKHOME EARLIER THAN EXPECTED ANDCONTINUING HIS RECOVERY.

IWANT TO THANK NOT ONLY D-A-VCHAPTER ONE IN SOUIX FALLS -BUT YOU AT HOME WATCHING FORDONATING TO HELP COVER COSTSNOT COVERED BY THE V-A.THROUGH EASTERSEALS YOURDONATIONS RAISED OVERTWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELPOFFSET THOSE EXPENSES SO ROY'SFAMILY WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVETHE BURDEN.