Homes For Our Troops kicks off home building

FALLBROOK – The national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) kicked off the building of a specially adapted home for Marine Lance Corporal Erik Galvan on Saturday, May 20. LCpl Galvan was injured while serving in Afghanistan.

The Community Kickoff event signified the start of the build process and introduced LCpl Galvan to the community. The event was held at Riverview Evangelical Free Church in Bonsall. The public was welcome to attend.

On June 15, 2011, 19-year-old LCpl Galvan was months into his first deployment in Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines as an infantr...