Past Hero's Wishes
My name is Joshua Hall and I am currently serving in the United States Air Force on my third deployment to Afghanistan within the past two years. I will be returning to my duty station in Northwest Florida in a couple weeks and my family will be coming down to welcome me home. My father is retired military having served 20 years in the AF and my brother is also currently serving. I have been playing baseball since I was three years old so my family has grown up around the "diamond", I also played 3 1/2 years of college baseball. Now I play competitive slow pitch, once I return from deployment anyway. I believe I use it as my escape from life stressors and also it helps me return from combat zone to being back home. Again, I would like to thank you for even having the chance to tell you a little about myself. We are originally from the State of Missouri and are all huge St. Louis Cardinals fans. I would love to be able to take them to a game against the Tampa Bay Rays while they are in town. We would require 5 tickets to accommodate everyone in my immediate family but I am beyond grateful for anything I may receive.
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thanks you so much to the Vet Tix organization and their donors. My family and I had an amazing and truly awesome experience at the ball field, even though my Cardinals lost! But hey you can't win them all. It always helps the transition back to everyday life when you get to experience the hobbies you enjoy with the people that you love. I am beyond grateful for the tickets and the memories you created. Thanks again.
- Joshua
My Name is Kevin McMains and I served 11 years and 50 days in uniform. I was a Casualty Liaison NCOIC. I am now retired due to my injuries sustained in Iraq. My story today is not focused on my many overseas tours, but my recovery from being paralyzed by a 120mm rocket blast. We were 3 days shy of coming home from our 16 month deployment to Iraq, when I was hit with a rocket. Unfortunately I did not have my gear on. It twisted my spine like a candy cane. I was going through a rough time emotionally, having to deal with my physical limitations, and a wife that just did not understand what I was going through. She filed for divorce, after 15 years of being together and 3 beautiful daughters. I was a complete wreck. Everything in my life was upside down and heading for rock bottom. One day I had given up and attempted suicide. With the blessings of God, I failed. I did not know what PTSD even was until this moment. I woke up the next morning and realized, I am better than this. My oldest daughter asked me when I was coming home. I told her it might be a long time. The Army was all I knew. I joined when I was 17. My family has a long line of military men and women. The Army saw my progress and placed me in the Warrior Transition Unit, to see what my status would be. I was in the WTU and never could get 100%. While recovering in the WTU, I was a full time daddy, full time soldier, and full time college student. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science. After a long year and some change they decided, it would be best for me to retire. So now I am retired and helping other vets in my small community gain the understanding that even when things are rough, there is that light at the end of the tunnel. No matter how hard it is, we can do it, and they don’t have to do it alone. I am an example to show, I have been there, I understand. I now can walk with the assistance of just a cane and sometimes without depending on the level of pain and mobility. Every day brings a different feeling because of the nerve damage and the body trying to heal itself. Shortly before retirement I met Jewel. She has been my rock to stand on when the ground has been weak. She learned about how to become a caregiver and quickly assumed this role. She did not have a clue about the military when we met and learns new things every day. She brings a daughter and son into the relationship, which brings our kid count to 5. I love kids and would not have it any other way. We just lost our home to a house fire, but we are doing okay. We have been through worse in our lives. I would like to take my family on their first vacation. We already have plane tickets but do not have tickets for Disney World. We would like the park hopper so that we can come and go as we please. We need 7 total sets of tickets as I have 5 kids and a wife.
U.S. Army (Severely Wounded Veteran)
1998 - 2009
Thank You Message from the Hero:
We are very grateful for vettixs.org. We needed tickets as another organization who was providing tickets dropped the ball. Vettixs came to the rescue and at the last minute made it happen. Thank you for what you did and what you guys continue to do daily. You made our vacation complete! The memories for these 5 young children are provided partially by you. Thanks for all these memories!!
- Kevin
My name is James Bolling. I have been a huge country music fan since I was little kid. George Strait has always been someone I could listen to his music and relate to him. While Deployed if I play his music it seems to lift the stress off my me. His music calms me and helps me relax after a long day. Listenng to it helps me able to sleep in deployed locations. I am currently deployed until Feb and George put out his final concert series. And having a final concert June 7th at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Texas. I have never been able to attend one of his shows due to conflicts with the military or family and this may be the last chance.
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Patrice donated $50.00
- Carl donated $10.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
I want to thank the Messina group for the time of my life. That was the best show ever and I would of never been able to attend with out your donation. Its great to see people who still respect and appreciate our Nations military. Thank you.
- James
Hi my name is Sean Luke. My wife and I have been married for 9 years, we have 3 wonderful kids. We have yet to go on a honeymoon and I would love to take her to Walt Disney World at the beginning of June this year. We already have hotel reservations but are having a hard time coming up with the money to buy park tickets.
U.S. Army (Severely Wounded Veteran)
2003 - 2006
Wish Fulfilled By:
- William donated $400.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you so much for donating tickets so we could go on this trip! We needed this trip and park hopping all 4 days made it that much sweeter! We re connected and such a wonderful time. It would not have been possible without Vet Tix and our donor!!!!! Thanks again we truly appreciate you!!!
- Sean
First before anything else thank you for your time in reading this. My name is CW2 Larry Wesgaites and I will soon be returning from Afghanistan. As with all deployments this one has been long and I look forward to coming home to see my wife and family. My family and my wife's family are split between PA and FL and have never had the opportunity to spend time with one another. I would like to get everyone together down in FL and for a few days take the PA gang to Disney as they have never been there before. I am requesting 6 tickets if possible to help offset the high costs of getting everyone down there and taking them out. I thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day/night.
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you for making a family vacation that much more fun with your kind donation! This donation allowed for my family and I to focus on having fun and not sweating the high cost that comes with a large gathering. Thank you again and have a great day/night!
- larry
I am CPT William Carroll. I am happily married to my lovely wife, Diana. We have been married for 6 years. We have two wonderful children, my daughter Rose (4) and son Liam (9 months). I left for this deployment when Liam was only 2 weeks old and I barely knew him. I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and will be returning in a couple of months. We have booked a vacation to Disney World at Shades of Green (05/23/14 - 06/01/14). Going on this vacation would allow me to spend some time with my son who I really haven't had the chance to meet and it would mean the world to my "Princess" Rose. This would also be a wonderful time to relax with Diana and have fun together as a family. I am asking for 3 (2 adult & 1 child) of the 5-day park-hopper tickets for my family. I have already paid for the reservation at the hotel, but with Diana in her last semester of college money is really tight. Thank you for supporting the Troops!
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Rosemary donated $25.00
- Kelly donated $10.00
- Jamie donated $10.00
- Cynthia donated $100.00
- james donated $20.00
- Alena donated $40.00
- Shirley donated $345.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you Vet Tix for making my family vacation come true. This donation allowed for my family to afford to go. My Daughter, Rose, loved it and I enjoyed spending time with my family...thank you again for everything!
- William
My name is Joshua Pabellon. I got deployed 2012-2013 & Mentally coming back home I was unstable and I received help but the relationship with me and my fiancé was falling apart. We are big Yankee and Mets fans an I know that baseball is one of the things that we both love and can maintain a healthy relationship down the road. We are die hard fans and like to go to every home game, we just need help financially to go to the games (just me & my fiancé) Please help me get Good Seats to a METS Games at Citi Field or Yankee Games at Yankee Stadium For me and my beautiful fiancé
U.S. Army (Veteran)
2011 - 2019
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Jacob donated $5.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you guys for the tickets, my fiance and I had a blast and we couldn't thank you enough for making our love life stronger that day. Thank you Vet Tix
- Joshua
Hello everyone, My name is Walter Vizcaino. I've served in the Marine Corps on active duty for almost 17 years. I'm stationed in Okinawa Japan executing a two (2) year unaccompanied tour. My family is still in California and I miss them very much. My beautiful wife is holding down the fort and is taking care of our 12 year old daughter "Gabriela" and three year old son "Elijah". The burden of taking care of the house and kids followed by the daily hour long trips for school and soccer has taken its toll on her. She's definitely due for a vacation and a relief. Furthermore, I'm a huge baseball fanatic especially when it involves my Yankees. Due to the multiple deployments, special duty assignment, operational tempo and location of duty stations I have not been able to see my Yankees play nor spend the much needed quality time with the family. With all that said, I would love to treat my wife, family and myself to several days in Anaheim while watching the Yankees beat up on the Angels. According to the MLB schedule they face each other May 5th, 6th and 7th, in Anaheim. Acquiring tickets for these games is always tough so I'm asking for this wish of four tickets to each of those games. I would surprise my wife with other comforting gifts during my stay. Igniting this wish was caused by missing and being so far apart from my family followed by MLB's greatest Captain Derek Jeter waving the retirement flag. All this created a sense of urgency to watch him play and visit my family. Any assistance you can provide would be heartwarming and greatly appreciated. Thanks for being there.
U.S. Marine Corps (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Erica donated $10.00
- Brian donated $10.00
- Geoffrey donated $40.00
- Deb donated $640.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Good morning, Just wanted to leave my testimony in appreciation for a granted wish by the "New York Yankees-MLB, Rocky with the Yankees, four individual donors and "Veteran Tickets" that blessed my family and I. I've been overseas on unaccompanied orders and I was afforded the opportunity to take leave. In doing so, I contacted Vet Tix regarding a wish to see the Angels vs Yankees in the 2014 season. The Yankees are my team and I had never been able to attend a game due to operational commitment. Non the less, this would be Derek Jeter's last stand in Anaheim so I had to attend with the family so we can see one of the greatest Yankees play. The game was awesome as we were able to see Jeter hit a homerun and be presented a surfboard as a token of appreciation by the Angels. We all would like to say thanks to the New York Yankees-MLB, the four individual donors and "Vet Tix" for blessing us with this wish as we spent an amazing day at the field together as a family. Go Yankees R/S The Vizcaino family
- Walter
My name is Jessica Fleurimond. I am currently serving overseas on my first-ever deployment in my 13-year tenure in the USAF. I had to deal with a lot of obstacles that were getting in my way to prevent me from doing what I wanted to do and that was to serve my country overseas. I will be returning home after 6 months (one month of training and 5 months deployment) towards the end of March 2014 and would love to be able to take my son on a Disney Vacation. When I asked him what he wanted for his 8th birthday which is in April 2014, he said he wanted to go to Disney. The possiblity of being able to fulfill my son's wish would be totally amazing. I have never been away from him for this long and it has been the toughest thing to deal with. My spouse has been doing a marvelous job taking care of our son, puppy, and house while I've been gone and my son has been doing really well in school and I couldn't be more proud of them along with serving the country that I love. I'm kindly requesting 3 (2 adults/1 child) of the 3-day park-hopper tickets for my family. If someone is able to help us with this wish, I would be eternally grateful!!! Thanks to all those who support and love us from afar and thank you for this opportunity!
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- EVANS donated $20.00
- joyce donated $25.00
- WANDA donated $25.00
- Eliza donated $50.00
- Alice donated $30.00
- Eugene donated $10.00
- Joseph donated $100.00
- Jessica donated $25.00
- jayson donated $10.00
- Scott donated $25.00
- Tara donated $20.00
- christopher donated $210.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
From the bottom of my heart I would like to take this moment to thanks the VetTix.org organization for giving me and my family this opportunity of a lifetime to have been able to submit a Hero Wish!!! A huge, heart full of gratitude to all those who kindly/generously contributed to my wish being fulfilled! We are having a phenomenal time in the land of miracles ...where every person can be kid no matter the age. The look on my sons face when the surprised was revealed was amazing and I couldn't of done it without all of you!!!! I'm humbled, thankful, but most importantly blessed!!!! From my family to you and yours...Thank You!!!
- Jessica
Hello. My name is SPC Christopher Anderson. I have a beautiful family who has stood by my side during my deployment and I would like to take them away to Walt Disney World to show my appreciation to them. My beautiful wife has been caring for our special needs son on her own, as well as making sure our daughter gets to all of her activities. I am currently getting ready to see my family for the first time in 10 months and would love to make this wish come true for us. We are grateful to those who serve our country as well as the generous people who donate to make these wishes come true. Thank you and God bless!
U.S. Army (Veteran)
2011 - 2017
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Terrence donated $10.00
- Scott donated $20.00
- Leah donated $100.00
- Samuel donated $25.00
- Terry donated $50.00
- Carmelita donated $395.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you for this wonderful program and the support. My family and I will certainly enjoy this getaway and appreciate the time together.
- Christopher
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