Steel-Framed Home Donated to Wounded Iraq War Veteran

For the third consecutive year, a steel-framed home is being donated to a wounded military veteran through a partnership between METALCON International and Homes for Our Troops (HFOT). U.S. Army Specialist David Battle and his family, which includes his wife and four children, are the recipients of the METALCON 2008 house.

"This program could not be possible without the support and generosity of so many incredible people in our industry and beyond," said Claire Kilcoyne, show director for METALCON.

One such volunteer is the Steel Framing Alliance, which is offering local industry support during the construction of the home. The steel-framed home will be on display at METALCON 2008 in October in Baltimore, MD, and will be dismantled and rebuilt by HFOT following the completion of the tradeshow.

Battle was severely injured in December 2007 while serving in Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment out of Fort Stewart, GA. An IED blast has left him a triple amputee and he is currently recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. For more information, contact Laurie Farrell.