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NSI completes 46th R.I.S.E. home

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 46th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. He served two tours of duty in Iraq and was stationed in the Baghdad area. He is one of the few triple amputees to have survived his injuries in Iraq.

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NSI completes two homes with Gary Sinise Foundation

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Oberlin, Ohio — The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has provided natural stone and fabrication services for two homes with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. Parsons enlisted in the Army after graduating high school and was deployed to Iraq as part of the Bravo 3rd Company 67th Regiment. The Foundation’s R.I.S.E.

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NSI completes 35th R.I.S.E. home

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Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 35 th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E On November 24, 2004, Jay was severely injured by a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E.

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NSI completes two homes with Gary Sinise Foundation

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for two homes with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. On January 5, 2006, after a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, just six days before he was scheduled to return home, then-retired U.S. Army First Sergeant John Borders and family.

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NWFA completes 70th R.I.S.E home with Gary Sinise Foundation

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17 in Columbus, Ohio. Parsons was off duty while stationed in Iraq, but he volunteered to go out on a mission. Parsons was air lifted out of Iraq, he suffered three cardiac arrests,” said Michael Martin, NWFA president and CEO. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). Shane Parsons took place on Aug.

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