Sgt. David Emery - How to Help Posted on Sun, Jun. 24, 2007 The Marine Corps League Nittany Leathernecks Detachment has established a fund to help the Marine and his family with future expenses. Send checks or money orders made out to Nittany Leathernecks Detachment, attention Cpl. Emery Fund, P.O. Box 956, Lemont P.A., 16851-0956. Donations also are being accepted at any Omega Bank branch with checks made payable to "Benefit of David Emery, Leslie Shivery and Carlee Emery." This fund, set up by "An American Angel," gives all donations to Emery and his wife. Donations canisters through "An American Angel" have been placed in numerous businesses across Centre County. "An American Angel, Cpl. David Emery" bracelets are being sold for $5 at Northland Bowl Arena and Fisher's Market in Milesburg. All proceeds go to the family. Emery's struggle Feb. 7: Marine Cpl. David Emery is wounded in a suicide-bomb attack in Anbar province, Iraq. His left arm and legs are shattered, and he suffers a severe abdominal wound. Feb. 12: Emery's wife, who is seven months pregnant, and his mother fly to Germany after his condition worsens. Feb. 16: The Nittany Leathernecks Detachment establishes a fund to help Emery's family. Feb. 18: Emery's condition stabilizes; He is transferred to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. March 7: Emery remains in the intensive care unit at the naval hospital but is now conscious and aware of his surroundings. March 23: A blood infection forces surgeons to amputate Emery's left leg. "It was his leg or his life," his mother says. A few days later, Emery's right leg is amputated. April 2: Bellefonte Mayor Stanley Goldman issues a proclamation declaring April 21 "D.J. Emery Day" in Bellefonte. April 6: Emery's wife, Leslie Shivery, travels to Centre County, expecting to accept an award on her husband's behalf. Instead, she is presented with a new, manufactured home paid for by producers developing a TV series. April 21: Emery's daughter, Carlee, is born on Bellefonte's "D.J. Emery Day." Soon Emery is off the respirator and eating solid food. In early May he is moved out of intensive care. May 7: Emery sees his daughter for the first time. May 9: He is promoted to the rank of sergeant. May 25: Emery is visited in the hospital by President Bush, who awards him a Purple Heart. June 4: Emery is moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and begins physical therapy. |