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NSI completes new home for R.I.S.E. program

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His second deployment was in Afghanistan in 2010. Barron received the Purple Heart and combat action ribbon and was taken to the Naval Hospital in San Diego. program appeared first on Floor Covering News. On October 21, 2010, Barron was on a morning foot patrol. Both left with amputations.

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NWFA completes 74th home with Gary Sinise Foundation

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The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 74th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. Flooring for the project was donated by NWFA member Somerset. In 2011, he was deployed to Afghanistan where he participated in more than 50 combat missions with his bomb dog, Zenit.