Tunnel to Towers Foundation Delivers Mortgage-Free Smart Home to OREGON Injured Veteran

Home Dedication Ceremony for Army Sergeant Jason Walker on November 19 at 1:00 PM

HERMISTON, OREGON [November 19, 2025] – The Tunnel to Towers Foundation invites you to join us as U.S. Marine Corps and Army Veteran Sergeant Jason Walker and his sons see their new mortgage-free smart home for the first time.

“This is going to be our first real ‘home.’ After moving so much for the military, this will be a place where my kids can finally feel settled, a place where I can live comfortably, forever,” said SGT Walker.

SGT Walker comes from a proud military family with relatives who served in the Navy. Following his lifelong desire to serve, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in August 2002 as a Combat Engineer. He was stationed at Portland Swan Island 6th ESB in the construction platoon and deployed to Iraq in 2005. He served six years before leaving the Marines in 2008. In April of 2010, he re-enlisted in the U.S. Army and served two tours in Afghanistan, deploying in 2011 and again in 2013. 

“I loved being part of a team and the camaraderie between individuals from all walks of life,” said SGT Walker. “Serving gave me purpose, and it allowed me to protect the people I love while being part of something bigger than myself.”

On his third deployment in September of 2013, SGT Walker was performing route clearance, dismantling IEDs, when he triggered an IED set as part of a complex ambush. He lost his left leg below the knee, suffered severe injuries on his right leg, and sustained a traumatic brain injury.

In honor of his service, Tunnel to Towers has built him an accessible smart home and will deliver it, mortgage-free. 

“My current home has stairs, and it isn’t easy to get around. I cannot wait to have a home that is one floor and completely accessible, so even on my worst day, I will still be able to get out of bed and get around.”

SGT Walker’s new smart home is designed to restore his independence and make everyday living more accessible. The single-story, fully ADA-compliant home features zero thresholds, motorized doors, keyless entry, smart controls for lighting, temperature, and security, and a whole-house generator to maintain functionality during power outages.

Join Tunnel to Towers on November 19, 2025, at 1:00 PM in Hermiston, Oregon, as the community comes together to celebrate this life-changing gift for SGT Walker and his family.

The Tunnel to Towers Smart Home Program builds specially-adapted, mortgage-free smart homes or renovates existing homes to help our most catastrophically injured veterans and first responders reclaim their day-to-day independence.

For more information and to support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s mission to build smart homes for America’s heroes, visit T2T.org and consider donating just $11 per month.