jon: what did it mean to you to have your family there as his recovery went on? it meant a lot for myself, meant a lot because it meant a lot because being there and not seeing your family next to you put a burden on me. jon: and you still have further procedures you have to take place. your family is still going to be need to be by your side, right? what can viewers do? how can they help people like luciano c their family members, their loved ones in these terrible times? melissa: we provide flighr round. there is no limitation. especially in the holiday season when prices are inflated, we re asking the community to help partner with us to say yes to these flights. there are ten military medical
guys you may know is in the washington, d.c., area. is about a four hour commute and unfortunately, his wife does not drive. so we were able to keep them reconnected during that lengthy recovery process. jon: i think a lot of people might expect that the military has the funds to make it possible for family members to spend the holidays with people like luciano, who were in the hospital. that s not the case. unfortunately, it s not. at the inception of an injury, the military can provide approximately three flights and if someone s injury is three or four years long, that s a huge financial burden for the government to bear, for family to bear. so we try to take on that burde burden. so during the recovery process, birthdays, walking on a prosthetic for the first time, we try to step in and make sure that those moments are very special and the wounded warrior s life is filled with joy and family and friends.
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centers, people constantly getting injured and come up operations especially among the special operations community. you re asking people that swings.org and consider donating. jon: they can also donate frequent flyer miles, is that correct? that is correct. we have a partnership with delta airlines and you can visit our web site at luke swings.org, many ways to donate including miles so this is a web site and you ll see all the information there. jon: i know that our viewers have really stepped up in the past to help out luke s wings and help people like luciano to be able to see their loved ones when they are in the hospital as a result of injuries and in the military. luciano, we wish you the very best as you face further surgeries. we thank you very much for your service and we hope that again our viewers will continue to support this great charity. luke s wings.org.
there and she got more confident, she started directing him to go back little times and steal more jewelry. melissa: authorities say the woman will face a number of charges when she is caught including contributing to the delinquency of a minor. but it will be up to the court on what happens to the trial. the juvenile system tries to figure out what s going to be the best interest of the kids. how can we help them make sure this type of stuff doesn t happen again rated speed to the jewelry stores offering $1,000 reward reward for anyone who helps to have the thieves. jon: s christmas, one organization is going above and beyond to make sure no soldier spent the holiday alone. this holiday season, luke s wings will be connecting our military men and women with their families. i spoke with retired army sergeant first class luciano and jennifer mager of luke s reeves. was begin with you. if you were injured severely in combat in afghanistan 2013.