Veterans Volunteer on Another Mission to Help Each Other

Retired U.S. Army veteran Jose Martinez (with rifle) lost both legs and his right arm when he stepped on a land mine in Afghanistan. His first trip with Lone Star Warriors was on a deer hunt in San Angelo, Texas, in 2014. “He wasn’t even sure he could shoot a rifle anymore, but he did it,” said Chris Gill founder of Lone Star Warriors Outdoors. “He was so grateful he could be with a bunch of guys who knew what he’d been through.” Courtesy of Jose Martinez

The seeds of his volunteering were sown at the foot of Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, said Chris Gill, who served as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army’s 95th Infantry Division.

A rocket attack in 2005 left Gill with injuries to his knees and shoulders, a painful reminder of his service at a forward operating base.