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Thu Apr 19, 2012, 01:43 AM Apr 2012

Travis Mills, Quadruple Amputee Soldier, Gets Custom 'Smart Home' From Gary Sinise Foundation




Sergeant Travis Mills’ life was forever changed when he lost all four limbs to an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan. But two charities are making sure that his comforts of home remain intact.

While Mills recovers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation are getting started on erecting a custom-built home for the wounded warrior, Fox News reports. The oversized rooms and iPad-controlled countertops -- among other amenities –- will give Mills the independence he wouldn’t otherwise have.

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/travis-mills-quadruple-amputee_n_1434072.html



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