Operation: Coming Home Hosts Key Ceremony for Raleigh Native, U.S. Army Ranger 1st Lt. Nathan Rimpf
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Rimpf and his family were in attendance, as were Operation: Coming Home foundation, volunteers and project donors, as well as Dr. Glen Gilbert, dean of the ECU Department of Health Education and Promotion; Joe Bryan, chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners; and John Odom, City of Raleigh councilmember.The project builds and donates homes for disabled combat veterans who have served in the Middle East, after a selection committee interviews candidates to determine the best fit.Held Thursday, Nov. 7, the ceremony honored 1st Lt. Rimpf, a Purple Heart recipient who was severely injured by an IED explosion while serving in the Anbar Province of Afghanistan, in July 2012.The home is located in Raleigh’s Renaissance Park neighborhood and was built by Chesapeake Homes.On hand for the celebration were more than 80 cadets from ECU’s Army ROTC Pirate Battalion, where 1st Lt. Rimpf was a leader prior to his 2010 graduation.Rimpf and his family were in attendance, as were Operation: Coming Home foundation, volunteers and project donors, as well as Dr. Glen Gilbert, dean of the ECU Department of Health Education and Promotion; Joe Bryan, chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners; and John Odom, City of Raleigh councilmember.