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Published January 15, 2022 · 39:01

Helping The Brave - Jimmy Rogers

Guest: Jimmy Rogers

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  • Family and caregivers
  • Service stories
  • Community and nonprofits

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Jimmy Rogers knows first-hand the power and possibility of the American dream. After struggling through young adulthood, he joined the Navy in 2011 and was deployed in 2015 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. As he served with the armed forces overseas, Jimmy saw a need for care packages that actually connected with service members as individuals. Together with his wife, they launched the nonprofit Boots For Troops before he even returned home from deployment. Today, Boots For Troops provides custom care packages to deployed troops around the globe. Each package includes a pair of boots chosen by the service member and other items tailored to their unique tastes and functional needs.

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