Brad Blauser landed in post-9/11 Iraq for selfish reasons: he was nearly bankrupt and accepted a job working as a civilian in an Army supply warehouse. Soon after his arrival however, Brad's plans changed.
"I thought I was going to Iraq to get my life straightened out financially, but fate had a different reason for my purpose in Iraq."
Brad heard stories about parents carrying their disabled children for miles and witnessed young children dragging themselves through the streets, while their most basic medical needs -- crutches, wheelchairs, disability support -- remained unmet.
An Army surgeon told Brad that wheelchairs were the most pressing need for disabled Iraqi kids and Brad immediately set out raising funds for wheelchairs and establishing the nonprofit Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids (WFIK). To date, the organization has outfitted 863 children with wheelchairs, at a cost of $2.5 million.
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