Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Story by Cpl. Donovan Lee
October 31, 2013
“We heard about the opportunity to volunteer and help a veteran renovate his house,” said Lance Cpl. Cameron Payne, a combat correspondent with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River. “As a Marine, it is our responsibility to take care of our fellow wounded service members.”
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - More than a dozen Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River volunteered their time to help a service member in need through United Way of Onslow County’s initiative, Volunteer Onslow, Oct. 21 through Oct. 24.
Dereck Coble, a former Army infantryman was hit by an improvised explosive device during a deployment in Afghanistan and suffered a serious concussion. When he returned home, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Coble wanted to relocate to Jacksonville but could not work, therefore couldn’t find a home at the time.
Coble said the home he lives in now was given to him by the bank and was retrofitted for handicap accessibility.
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