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DESCRIPTION:Army Medic\, SSG Kelly Keck was on his first deployment to Af
 ghanistan when he lost his right leg and suffered severe hand injuries a
 fter stepping on an anti-personnel mine on September 13\, 2008. The medi
 c for an engineer platoon\, SSG Keck was riding on a regular mounted pat
 rol when the lead vehicle ran over a pressure plated mine. While assisti
 ng the injured\, SSG Keck stepped on the buried mine\; the force of the 
 blast throwing him into the air and knocking him unconscious. Regaining 
 consciousness and doing an initial injury assessment on himself\, SSG Ke
 ck realized immediately that his right foot and lower leg had been amput
 ated. He quickly learned that he could not stop the bleeding himself as 
 he had also suffered the amputations of fingers and severe injuries to h
 is left hand. Though seriously injured\, SSG Keck helped save his own li
 fe by instructing his platoon sergeant in the first aid treatment of his
  wounds. Transported first to the local hospital\, amputation surgeries 
 were performed in Afghanistan before SSG Keck was airlifted to Landstuhl
 \, Germany and then to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he remains 
 at this time.&nbsp\;SSG Keck enjoys spending time with his wife\, Oxana 
 and daughter\, Zoya. A native of Kentucky\, Kelly would like to stay in 
 the Maryland/DC area to be close to his doctors and medical treatments. 
 Having been hospitalized for nearly half of his young daughter&rsquo\;s 
 life in the DC area the Kecks have decided this is where they will now c
 all "home". A fan of fishing and model building\, Kelly is a member of t
 he American Legion and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.&nbsp\;"A 
 Homes for Our Troops specially adapted home will greatly reduce the chal
 lenges and extra effort that I now need to get in and out of my home and
  to get around indoors as homes are typically not made for the injured a
 nd handicapped. Thank you for your time\, your help\, and your support."
  (SSG Kelly Keck when asked how he expects a Homes for Our Troops home w
 ill improve his day to day living.)\nIf you can help the Veteran please 
 contact Post 128 Aberdeen MD 21001 American Legion Riders at\nhttps://do
 cs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRpT0o4eGV5SWhSeWc3ZDdvWW95U
 UE6MQ#gid=0
URL:http://havredegrace.patch.com/events/the-build-brigade-for-ssg-kelly-
 keck-957516e5
SUMMARY:The Build Brigade for SSG Kelly Keck
LOCATION:3406 Old Level Rd\, Havre de Grace\, MD 21078: 3406 Old Level Rd
 \, Havre de Grace\, MD
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