The national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops is asking community members to to volunteer Saturday to help finish Navy corpsman Max Rohn’s custom home.
The new home for Rohn, who was severely injured in Iraq, has more than 40 special adaptations, including lower countertops and roll-under sinks.
The volunteer event, to finish the landscaping at Rohn’s new home, 362 Sheila Lane in Fallbrook, begins at 9 a.m., with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m.
On May 2, 2009, during his first combat deployment, the hospital corpsman 3rd Class was serving with the 2nd Marine Headquarters Group in Fallujah, when his vehicle was struck by an RKG-3 grenade.
Rohn sustained severe damage to both his legs in the blast. After two years of trying to save his right leg, Rohn made the decision to have doctors amputate it.
Since his injury, Rohn earned a bachelor’s degree in international politics from Penn State University and spent time in California training in track and field at the Olympic Training Center. He competes for Team USA in track and field in men’s discus and recently started snowboarding, with plans to try out for the Winter Paralympic team in 2026;
The Volunteer Day is an event hosted by Homes for Our Troops for the community to lay sod and plant trees and flowers in preparation for the veteran’s homecoming. Rohn will receive his home at a key ceremony event soon.
Volunteers are asked to bring gardening gloves. They will receive a T-shirt and lunch.
Homes For Our Troops relies on contributions from donors, supporters and corporate partners for the building of each veteran’s home. Currently there are 70 home-build projects for injured veterans in various stages of completion nationwide. Community members also may hold fundraisers or make donations.
Note: Photo credit, inset – Max Rohn, a retired Navy hospital corpsman, who has embraced adapted sports and competes for Team USA; screenshot, Homes for Our Troops, via YouTube
