Homes for Our Troops - Marine Sgt. Craig Brady
Updated: Sep 26, 2022
Video from Homes for Our Troops
"When it came time to decide between going to college or joining the military, the choice was clear for Craig Brady. He joined the Marines as a combat engineer and quickly fell in love with the lifestyle, including traveling the world, and the camaraderie. On January 7, 2010, during his third combat deployment, Sgt Brady was conducting a battle damage assessment with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, when he was injured during an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Nowzad, Afghanistan. He lost his right leg below the knee, back injuries, and left forearm damage in the blast. Once back in the United States, Craig underwent surgeries at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He credits his progress in recovery to his wife, Catie. Read more here: https://www.hfotusa.org/cbrady/ " from video introduction