Mattapoisett’s Rebecca Mann joined the Army to serve a larger function.
In 2014, throughout her second deployment to Afghanistan, she sustained accidents to her proper foot. Reconstructive surgical procedures weren’t profitable. Mann, usually with an energetic life-style, was in fixed ache for just a few years, and was finally instructed her foot must be amputated.
Not lengthy afterward, Mann discovered she got here down with a critical blood circulate subject, and docs had been pressured to amputate her left foot, too.
“However neither her accidents or the rest has slowed Rebecca down,” mentioned James Reid, govt director of the Veterans Transition Home in New Bedford.
On behalf of the Board of Administrators of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Reid is naming the retired chief warrant officer Veteran of the Yr for 2022.
“The Veteran of the Yr Award is bestowed to an space veteran in recognition of their excellent contributions to different veterans, veterans’ points and the group as an entire,” Reid mentioned.
“Rebecca turned her expertise right into a strategy to serve disabled veterans, youths and adults with Mission Working Canines, a nonprofit that improves the lives of individuals with disabilities by offering them with extremely skilled service canine.”
The twenty seventh annual reception and dinner will probably be Wednesday, Nov, 9, 5 p.m., at Rachel’s Lakeside.
“It is completely different this 12 months as a result of usually our occasion is a luncheon,” Reid mentioned. “Additionally, we’ll elevate funds for the acquisition of a hybrid car for the transportation of veterans recovering from homelessness to well being care appointments and different offsite wants,” fundraising supervisor David Guertin mentioned.
For extra info, contact Deven Robitaille at 508-979-1504.
Phil Paleologos will function grasp of ceremonies on the reception.
