Past Hero's Wishes
My name is MSG David Fuqua, I am currently on a 12 month hardship tour. This has been my fourth holiday season I have missed, to include my daughters birthdays and our special fifteenth year anniversary. I have a gorgeous stay at home wife for over fifteen years, Kourtney, and My two girls, 10 and 14, who have PCS'ed with me to their sixth state and seventh school. I am requesting this Hero Wish to surprise them to an adventure they have yet to be able to see and my wives childhood dream, they deserve this more than I do and I would love to have a surprise vacation to be able to make up missed time and see their dreams come true. I am requesting with my Hero's Wish a trip to Disney World in December of 2022 when I return, to include four day park hopper and hotel. I would be so appreciative for anything and so grateful.
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- JAMES donated $100.00
- We get it.. donated $10.00
- Frank donated $50.00
- Kenneth donated $10.00
- Vincent donated $25.00
- Palmer in Honor of Roy donated $50.00
- Jerald donated $25.00
- Larry donated $25.00
- Richard in Honor of Sgt. Nicole L Gee, USMC donated $25.00
- William in Honor of My Wife Dee donated $100.00
- Richard donated $10.00
- Sharlet in Honor of All Servicemembers and Veterans donated $20.00
- Steven donated $10.00
- Scott donated $10.00
- Sean donated $15.00
- A Generous Person donated $190.00
- JOSHUA donated $25.00
- Katherine donated $20.00
- Mac donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $200.00
- Bryan donated $50.00
- Thomas donated $25.00
- Henry donated $25.00
- michael donated $360.00
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you for the kind donations that enabled my family to experience Disney World and have the time of our lives! This enabled us to bond and reconnect after a long year of being separated and was much much needed! Thank you so much.
- David
Hi Everyone I am 1SG Donald Spring. I have been in the Virginia Army National Guard for 19 years. Over those years, I have served in 5 active duty overseas deployments to include Afghanistan, Iraq (twice), Jordan and now currently serving in the Horn of Africa for a year. My wife is currently raising our two children, Michael (7) and Aurora (19 Months), and our 3 dogs at our home in Virginia. This deployment has been especially hard on my son as I have missed his birthday, holidays, and his baseball seasons. He loves the Magic of Disney and of course our daughter will as well because she is a Princess after all!I am hoping to take my family to Disney World in November to celebrate my homecoming, my sons 8th birthday and a belated 2nd birthday for my daughter! I would like to request 3 - 5 Day Salute Park Hopper Plus with Genie Tickets, Aurora is still too young to require a ticket.
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Ashley donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Sharlet in Honor of All Servicemembers and Veterans donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- Mariah donated $25.00
- robert donated $50.00
- Patrick donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $190.00
- Tammy and Jim donated $50.00
- Francis donated $10.00
- Jess donated $25.00
- michael donated $35.00
- A Generous Person donated $1.00
- Brandon donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $15.00
- Rachel in Honor of Tuna’s Retirement donated $25.00
- michael donated $19.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $18.00
- James donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $250.00
- Wes donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- Rolland donated $25.00
- Sheryl donated $25.00
- Regina donated $25.00
- Jerald donated $25.00
- SIMONNE donated $100.00
- Pam donated $217.00
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
On behalf of myself, my wife Rose, and my children Michael and Aurora, we are so very thankful to all the donors who made our Disney vacation possible. A special thank you to Ashley, Melanie, Sharlet in honor of All Servicemembers and Veterans, Terri, Mariah, Patrick, Robert, Ralph, Tammy and Jim, Francis, Jess, Michael, Robert, Brandon, Rachel in honor of Tuna's Retirement, Brantley, Michael, Kenneth, Samuel, James, Jose, Wes, Sharron, Rolland, Sheryl, Regina, Jerald, Pam, SIMONNE, and Hero's Wish Program. Our family created so many memories on this vacation and it was just what we needed after a long almost two years of activations and deployments. Thank you Vet Tix for making this vacation possible for our family.
- Donald (DJ) Spring Jr.
Hello, my name is SFC Jeremy Clinton and I have been serving in the Army Reserves for the last 19 years and am currently on my 4th deployment to the Middle East. I expect to be home in spring 2022. Previously I served two tours in Iraq (2007-2008 and 2009-2010) and one tour in Afghanistan (most of 2015). My wife and I met in 2006, wed in 2013 and are blessed to share two beautiful daughters, ages 7 and 4. On the civilian side I am a local police officer for the past 9 years (7 if you don't count the time I've spent deployed). I'm not normally one to ask for help, but after speaking with my wife, I decided to do so. Growing up, my family lived paycheck-to-paycheck and never took vacations because quite frankly, my parents didn't have the money for such. Sometimes the electric got turned off or the water turned off for a week or two at a time. Just as any father does, I hope to be able to do more for my children and my wife than my parents were able to do for me and my 5 siblings. I have worked tirelessly for most of my life. I gained my first job two weeks prior to turning 14 at a fast food restaurant and have been employed ever since, only ever having worked a total of 3 jobs. This is in addition to my military service, which I enlisted at 17 years old while I was a junior in high school with my parents' written consent. The military hasn't always been easy and has slowed things for me on the civilian side at times due to multiple deployments. After graduating high school, I enrolled in community college in 2005 and began studying criminal justice. I was a fulltime student while working fulltime. Due to my back-to-back deployments to Iraq, it took me 6 years to earn a 2-year degree (Associates). I was able to get hired as a police officer 14 months later. From my short story, you can see my wife has been by my side from almost the beginning. She is truly an amazing woman that I believe only other veterans' spouses can fully understand extent of the hardships and sacrifices she too has made in support of me, our family, community and country. I am extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated wife, terrific mother and strong role model for my children. With all of that said, my wife and I are in the process of planning a trip to Disney World in Orlando, FL. My wife went there as a child and it'll be a first for my daughters and I. Due to their ages, we had hoped to take them last year (2020) but due to the COVID pandemic, that wasn't possible and then this year (2021), I deployed again. So we are planning for an October/November 2022 timeframe, when Halloween or Christmas décor and activities are happening. My wife and I both feel we have to get our daughters to Disney World in 2022 due to their ages so they can experience "the magic" we've heard others talk about before it's too late and that magic diminishes. We live in the northeast and so we are planning to fly to Orlando, or drive, depending on how the finances workout. All together, we are hoping our vacation can last 7 days with the budget we have. To alleviate some stress and make room in our budget, I am humbly requesting assistance with acquiring tickets to the Disney World parks. My wife and I would like to take our daughters to Magic Kingdom. Again, I don't normally ask others for help but I'm swallowing my pride at this time in hopes that I can give my family the much needed vacation they both need and deserve without sacrificing the experiences due to financial constraints. This is really about them, not me. Any assistance is better than nothing so thank you for your time.
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Michael donated $100.00
- Maribeth donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $100.00
- Teresa in Honor of Rocky, Mimi,Harley donated $40.00
- Paul in Honor of Military Families donated $25.00
- John donated $50.00
- Andrea donated $50.00
- Vicki donated $50.00
- Christopher in Honor of Cedar Park TX VA EmployeeHolidayDonation donated $60.00
- A Generous Person donated $500.00
- Amber donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $100.00
- Ivan in Honor of Uncle Bob Patterson, USMC donated $10.00
- Trisha donated $20.00
- Mary donated $25.00
- Lawrence donated $25.00
- Aaron donated $20.00
- Terence donated $590.00
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
To Maribeth, Michael, Vicky, Teresa in honor of Rocky, Mimi,Harley, John, Paul in honor of Military Families, Andrea, Vicki, Christopher in honor of Cedar Park TX VA EmployeeHolidayDonation, Michael, Amber, Karen, Ivan in honor of Uncle Bob Patterson, USMC, Trisha, Mary , Lawrence, Aaron, Terence, and Hero's, on behalf of my wife Jessica and I, as well as our daughters Jacey & Jordyn, THANK YOU for your generous donations which enabled us to visit Disney World for our first time after I returned home from my most recent deployment. We had an incredible time to say the least. Please know that you all eased the financial burden for us substantially and we truly are grateful. Thank you again!
- Jeremy
My name is Semeli Toilolo and I am 41 years old. I was born and raised in American Samoa in the village of Vailoa (vuh-ee-lo-ah). I met my high school sweetheart, Margaret Toilolo and we got married in 1998. We have 4 boys and one girl, one grandson and another grandchild on the way. I joined the U.S Army in 2000 as an Infantryman and I was medically retired in 2015. I am a Army Veteran who served for 15 years. Four of those years and three months was the time I deployed away from my family to Iraq. We are now settled in Texas, and my two older boys are now serving in the Army, one stationing in Ft. Lewis and the other in Fort Bragg. I am a stay at home dad and grandpa, trying to make up for the times I have lost with my family. In 2007, when we were stationed in Fort Lewis, Wa, I was deployed with to Iraq with 4-9 Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division to Baquoba, Dyala Province. In one of our dismounted patrols in a crowded market street, a female suicide bomber walked in our formation and blew herself up, and wounded my whole squad, including myself. We were air MEDEVAC out to the nearest CASH in another base in Iraq called LSA Anaconda. They were able to operate and take some of the shrapnel out but left some inside my arm. I was then doing physical therapy and recovery and 6 months later I was deployed with the 1st CAV Division 1-8 CAV, 2nd Brigade, to Iraq 2009-2009, and 2011-2011. In 2014, I was diagnosed with severe PTSD and the ARMY Medboarded me out, after 25 years of service. I had been through several inpatient treatments for PTSD like PRRP, and also had been involved in small groups and wounded warrior peer support group. My injuries are both physical and mental, and it is affecting my family. My kids don't even come to me and they only call and text their mom. I feel as if I am the bad guy in our house and nobody seems to understand me. So we are taking it one day at a time, trying to keep everything together. So I enrolled online to take some courses and I have been reading my Bible, trying to stay close to God and I meditate through prayer. I feel that is helping me to change my way of thinking and take away anxiety and depression. My plan for the future is to stay healthy and be a counselor for those veterans who are going through the same problem as me. I also plan to graduate from GCU with a BA in Christian Studies, which I am currently taking. Right now, my mother-in-law, she is 76 years old is staying with us, we are taking care of her, and my daughter and her son, my two boys and my little dog. My oldest son is deployed to Iraq. My wife doesn't work, she is my caregiver. I also plan to graduate with my BA in Christian Studies from GCU online and use that degree to help someone battling PTSD or similar, despite if they are veterans or civilians. We have always wanted to go to Disney World but financially we can't. If this wish comes true this will be our first family outing vacation ever. I think it would help me to get out of the house and reconnect with my family in that way. It would be a dream come true especially for my kids, but a healing therapeutic retreat for me and my wife as well. Thank you and God bless.
U.S. Army (Severely Wounded Veteran)
2000 - 2015
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Melissa in Honor of Pasquale De Angelis, WWII veteran donated $25.00
- Kimberly donated $50.00
- Andrew donated $20.00
- Erin in Honor of Lawrence Ford donated $100.00
- Mark Cole donated $50.00
- Adrian donated $25.00
- Travis donated $10.00
- Joseph donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Danielle donated $200.00
- John in Honor of All Hero’s donated $100.00
- Chris donated $20.00
- Christopher donated $680.00
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
On behalf of my family, my wife and I, and our children and grandson, would like to say THANK YOU for making this possible. Our words are NOT ENOUGH to express how much we are THANKFUL for your gracious donation. Thank YOU Melissa, who in honor of Pasquale De Angelis donated to make our wish come true. Thank YOU WWII veteran, who chose to be anonymous, Thank YOU Kimberly, Thank YOU Andrew, Thank YOU Erin in who graciously donated honor of Lawrence Ford, Thank YOU Mark Cole, Thank YOU Adrian, Thank YOU Travis, Thank YOU Joseph, Thank YOU Jason, Thank YOU Danielle, Thank YOU John who graciously donated in honor of All Hero's, thank YOU Chris, Thank YOU Christopher, and Thank YOU Hero's. All we can say is may God bless you all abundantly for making our wish come true. Blessings, Semeli, Margaret Toilolo and children.
- Semeli Toilolo and family
My name is Maj. Nicholas Collazo. I have almost 20 years in service, and multiple deployments and TDYs over the years, and this deployment has been the hardest as our children are now older. My wife is currently working on her Ph.D., homeschooling our youngest three, and moved our oldest to college across the country alone during my deployment. I would love to be able to take my wife and children on a trip to swim with the dolphins with a visit Sea World and Aquatica to spend time and reconnect (with their park bundle pass). This time together will give us chance to have fun and reconnect as a family, doing something we have always wanted to do. I am requesting 6 tickets in total for the dolphin swim park bundle, for myself, my wife, and our four children. Thank you for your support, and God Bless.
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Maria donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Henry donated $25.00
- Teresa donated $100.00
- Bart donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- Xavier donated $200.00
- Derek donated $25.00
- Curtis donated $20.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you for blessing our family with an amazing post deployment Discovery Cove day!!!
- Nicholas
My Name is Spc. Dennis Colon. I'm rated 100% disabled veteran. I deployed to Iraq in 2005-2007. I just relocated myself in TX. I live on a very fixed income and I'd like nothing more than to reward my stepson, who suffers from autism and take him to WWE Raw at American Airlines Center in Dallas TX. He has always wanted to sit next to the ring and he is a big fan of John Mosley. Life has been so extremely hard. I suffer PTSD, an anxiety disorder and some other conditions and I use a service dog and would require special seating if we were to be able to attend I would be extremely grateful for any help you can provide to us.
U.S. Army (Severely Wounded Veteran)
2004 - 2007
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Raul donated $50.00
- Na donated $50.00
- Kristine donated $20.00
- Michelle donated $20.00
- Patrick donated $25.00
- Richard donated $5.00
- Wilson donated $10.00
- Andrii donated $50.00
- Kevin donated $20.00
- George in Honor of Karen Garrison Brummett donated $40.00
- Henry donated $100.00
- Chuck donated $25.00
- Chuck donated $75.00
- LeAnn donated $20.00
- Troy in Honor of Matt Smith donated $20.00
- Greg donated $90.00
- Juliana donated $15.00
- Bryan donated $25.00
- Donald in Honor of Johnny Sigurdson donated $20.00
- VetTixer donated $5.00
- Samantha donated $100.00
- Robert donated $20.00
- Jaime in Honor of Raven Cook donated $15.00
- Enid donated $50.00
- Kellie donated $40.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- Kelly donated $20.00
- James donated $20.00
- Daymond donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- Ron in Honor of Kevin Luna (1-27-05) US Army donated $25.00
- Judith donated $10.00
- Dianna donated $45.00
- Brianna in Honor of R.E. von Muegge donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $15.00
- Sarah in Honor of Jason donated $20.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank you to all of those that helped to make this dream come true. We had a wonderful time, especially my stepson who suffers from autism..
- Dennis
My names is Kaitlin Barnett. I am currently serving my fourth deployment. I want to take a family vacation with my daughter, husband and mother when I return this winter. My mother has spent a large portion of the past year taking care of my daughter as both her parents were deployed. I want to use this vacation for some much needed bonding time and as a transitional period post deployment. I would like to take my family on a Disney World Park Hopper vacation when I return from my deployment
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Frank donated $50.00
- Aeron donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- Matt donated $500.00
- Chaleen donated $25.00
- James donated $775.00
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
On behalf of our family, we wanted to sincerely thank you for the tickets to Disney over Halloween week! We took our daughter to Epcot during the food festival (where we dressed up as vampires and ninjas!), enjoyed Avatar experiences at Animal Kingdom, met Mickey and friends at Hollywood, and enjoyed all the parades at Magic Kingdom. Naturally, our daughter's favorite time at Disney was the pool afterwards. This would not have been possible without the sponsorship from Vettix and of course Frank, Aeron, Robert, Matt, Chaleen, James and Hero's wish. Thank you and blessings.
- Kaitlin
SSG that has serve 11 years in the us army, currently married to Zuleika that also serves in the army for 4 years. Have 3 kids, two of them with autism. Currently deployed and wish to spend some time with his kids at Disney world so they can be happy and build good memories. I wish to have a family Vacation this summer at Disney World Orlando. Dual military family that serves this country and have 3 kids together. Hard to afford vacation due to child care expenses and workload.
U.S. Army (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Nancy donated $100.00
- Eugenia donated $10.00
- Kevin donated $100.00
- Jerald donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- Michael in Honor of Veterans donated $50.00
- Randy donated $25.00
- Jo Ann in Honor of Phillip Martinez Vietnam Vet donated $50.00
- Glenn in Honor of George Szabo donated $50.00
- David donated $10.00
- Sharlet in Honor of All Servicemembers and Veterans donated $20.00
- Tiffany donated $100.00
- William in Honor of your continued service! donated $100.00
- Jared in Honor of Our autistic son Oliver donated $40.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- Brenda donated $25.00
- Douglas in Honor of All Devil Dogs donated $50.00
- VetTixer donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Kristine donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $10.00
- Michael donated $30.00
- A Generous Person donated $15.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- Frank in Honor of My late Uncle Mickey, USAF Vet donated $25.00
- Christian donated $10.00
- Thomas in Honor of You & Zuleika, thank you 4 your service! donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- A Generous Person donated $190.00
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I'm a cowboys fan, along with our oldest son. My wife, daughter and in-laws are Eagles fans! Our youngest goes back and forth saying go Cowboys or go Eagles. My wife and in-laws are going to Philadelphia the weekend the Cowboys play the Eagles. It just so happens the game is on October 16th. The same day I stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan in 2010. My wish would be to go to the game with my family and enjoy it on my alive day. I know as a Cowboys fan walking into the Linc would be hostile territory but to experience this with my family on a day like that would really just make me happy. Also, being limb salvage for 12 years has taken its toll on my foot. I still have an open wound and am in the process of figuring out logistics to get a below the knee amputation. I go to BAMC to talk about surgery in August 2022. I most likely would have it after the game.
U.S. Army (Severely Wounded Veteran)
2010 - 2012
Wish Fulfilled By:
- derek donated $1,500.00
- A Generous Person donated $20.00
- Christopher in Honor of Fly Eagles Fly donated $25.00
- Melissa in Honor of How ‘Bout Them Cowboys donated $50.00
- Rigoberto donated $50.00
- Karen in Honor of A Cowboy Fan! donated $55.00
- Donald donated $25.00
- Steve in Honor of Lifelong Cowboys fan Larry donated $100.00
- Mark donated $25.00
- Jonathan in Honor of Curtis Family, Wounded Warrior and Retir donated $350.00
Thank You Message from the Hero:
On behalf of me, my wife and in-laws. We would like to say thank you to Derek, Ann, Melissa, Christopher, Karen, Rigoberto, Steve, Larry, Donald, Jonathan, Wounded Warrior, Retir, and Mark. This is definitely a check off the bucket list! Thank y'all so much for donating for us to go to the game. We really had the best time! Even though my Cowboys lost, it was awesome! This truly meant a lot to me and I couldn't think of a better way to have celebrated my alive day! Please keep my wife and kids in your prayers as I have decided to go through with a below knee amputation October 20, 2022 at BAMC. Being limb salvage for 12 years has finally taken its toll. To be able to go to this game right before my surgery, it truly has helped my spirit in so many ways. Again, thank you to all of the donors, Y'all are the reason this was made possible! Appreciate y'all so much! God Bless!
- Sergio
My name is SMSgt Jason Walker and I have served in the Air Force for 27 years and counting. I recently got back from a deployment in Afghanistan. I have been deployed all across the world from South Korea, Djibouti, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and many more. My deployments have always put a great deal of stress on my wife, Gretchen, and two daughters, Simone and Saffron (18 & 12) and I haven't been able to show them my appreciation for all they have done back here at home. I am hoping to take them on a much needed trip this summer to Disney World in Florida for some family time and a stress reliever. We've never taken a family vacation and this trip would mean the world to my family and I. Thank you for your consideration and God bless.
U.S. Air Force (Currently Serving)
Wish Fulfilled By:
- Marion donated $15.00
- A Generous Person donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $5.00
- Tracy in Honor of Timothy Paulson donated $100.00
- Peter donated $25.00
- A Generous Person donated $200.00
- Terrell in Honor of In memory of Rebecca Stein donated $20.00
- Stephanie donated $20.00
- Joseph donated $50.00
- A Generous Person donated $200.00
- marc donated $44.44
- Mark donated $50.00
- SARAH donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $100.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- Robert in Honor of Harold Wittmer donated $20.00
- Carolyn donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $100.00
- Amanda donated $25.00
- Teresa donated $40.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- Laura donated $40.00
- Rebecca donated $100.00
- Joshua donated $20.00
- A Generous Person donated $50.00
- Emily in Honor of SMSgt. Jason Walker donated $10.56
- Remainder of Wish fulfilled by the Veteran Tickets Foundation General Hero's Wish Fund.
Thank You Message from the Hero:
Thank everyone who donated to make my Hero's Wish come true, especially Marion, Jeremy, Kever, Tracy, Peter, Debbie, Terrell, Stephanie, Joseph, Christian, marc, Mark, Kathryn, Sarah, Mike, Vicky, Carolyn, Robert, Amanda, Teresa, John , Laura , Rebecca, Joshua, Kenneth, Emily. My family had such a wonderful get away and connected, Disney was magical and we made the most of every minute. A big thanks to Vet Tix for continuing with my wish through the pandemic--it was a long wait after things were closed down just before going. God bless! Jason and Family
- Jason
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