A former POW and Medal of Honor recipient needs help.<\/p>\n
The individual is SGM Jon Cavaiani, US Army (Ret).\u00a0 His heroism is covered briefly here<\/a>.\u00a0 Helluva man.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, SGM Cavaiani has developed an illness that is life-threatening and will require a bone marrow transplant.\u00a0 Details can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jon Cavaiani is a naturalized citizen.\u00a0 He\u2019s done more for his adopted country than most who were born here.<\/p>\n Perhaps in some small way, we can help repay that debt.\u00a0 SGM Cavaiani\u2019s Give Forward page<\/a> may be found here.\u00a0 It\u2019s possible that this page<\/a> may also be of interest to those without a current DoD connection.\u00a0 For those with a current DoD connection, this page<\/a> may be of interest.\u00a0 (A \u201ccurrent DoD connection\u201d is defined as someone who is (1) serving on active duty, (2) a member of the Reserve Components, (3) a member of the USCG, (4) a current DoD civilian employee, or (5) a dependant of one of the previous four categories.)<\/p>\n Hat tip to Blackfive for publicizing the issue, and to TSO for first bringing it here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"