Building Project for Local Wounded Marine

A local wounded Marine is coming home for the holidays. Lance Corporal Jedidiah Morgan, 22, was injured in an IED explosion in Afghanistan on June 21. He was stationed with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, out of Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Marine's legs were amputated and he sustained several other injuries. He spent 12 weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he received the Purple Heart. Lance Corporal Morgan was recently transferred to San Diego for further treatment and therapy.

Jed is a 2008 graduate of Liberty High School and he also attended Pikes Peak Community College before entering the Marines in 2009. On December 17, 2011, he married Anna Morgan and three months later was deployed to Afghanistan.

Jed's parents live here in Colorado Springs and they want to bring their son home to celebrate the holidays. Their tri-level home is not workable with Jed's disability, so renovations are underway to add a bedroom and handicap accessible bathroom to their home. With help from the Semper FI Foundation and local contributions, they hope to have the renovations complete before Thanksgiving.

If you would like to support this local hero, donations can be made online or by mail:

Northview Church
c/o Morgan Building Fund
PO Box 64616
Colorado Springs Co 80962

Please make checks payable to Northview EFC and put "Morgan Building Fund" in the memo line.

Contributions to the Morgan Building Fund are not tax deductible since the proceeds will be used for other than intangible religious benefit. Contact your tax adviser if you have any questions.