Lithia veteran recovers from hand injury by making pinewood desks for students e-learning from home Marine Corps vet Donnie Dewey aiming for 100 desks Lithia veteran makes home desks for grade-schoolers and last updated 2021-01-12 08:08:57-05 LITHIA, Fla. â Donnie Dewey is a Marine Corps veteran, a man dedicated to serving and helping others. When the Lithia family man injured his right hand in a gruesome woodworking accident not long ago, he was laid low. "It was very difficult to overcome," Dewey says. Donnie works for Randstad, a good corporate gig. He didn't need to enter his home workshop again. It was a hobby.