Wounded Marine, family stunned by generosity
Double amputee will get customized van, power wheelchair
Becca Y. Gregg
Reading Eagle
6/4/12
Sitting in the sun outside the Reading Country Club on Sunday, Lance Cpl. Mark I. Fidler was unsure of what to say.
"We're pretty much blown away by the generosity of people," said his mother, Stacy Fidler, breaking the silence until her son chimed in.
"Right now, we have a little car," Mark explained. "We have to fold the wheelchair up every time we go somewhere."
"This will make him more independent," added his older sister, Amanda Umberger.
The Fidlers of Upper Tulpehocken Township were referring to the handicapped-accessible van and motorized wheelchair that Mark will soon receive in a donation facilitated through the James E. "Bing" Miller Charitable Foundation.
A U.S. Marine and 2007 Hamburg High School graduate, Fidler lost both of his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device less than a week into his first combat tour in Afghanistan last October.
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