Wounded Soldier Helps Fellow Wounded Soldier
Carlos and Beatriz Mendoza
CBS4) It was a story of soldiers
helping soldiers Sunday when Matt Keil, who was left paralyzed in the war in
Iraq, and his wife, Tracy, presented a check to Cesar Mendoza and his wife,
Beatriz.
Mendoza is medically retired from the Army after being injured in Iraq. Beatriz
was left a quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident.
The Mendozas said disability from the military isn't enough to pay the bills.
They were given $5,000 to help buy a handicapped van.
"People who are injured don't know about all these charities," Keil said. "So
the more awareness we can raise the better it's going to be."
The Keil's donated $1,000. The rest came from money generated from Colorado's
Support the Troops license plates.