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A service dog for Rahul, an infantry veteran in Chandler
An infantry veteran in Chandler needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.
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I served eight years in the infantry and was discharged in 2025 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote I have comes to $2,100.
I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces.
I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing.
Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly.
Where the $2,100 goes:
• Training provider fees: $1,450
• Transport to appointments: $260
• Essential household items: $390
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Rahul
Small update. $295 so far, I made the first payment toward transport to appointments.
Update from Chandler: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($125). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.
- Henok Mulugeta 🇪🇹 · $824
“Only $824 but hope it helps.”
- Travis Nunez 🇬🇧 · $50
- Samir Yasir Kamel 🇪🇬 · $10
“Happy to help. Thought of Rahul all day after reading this.”
- Joaquim Gustavo Lopes 🇧🇷 · $5
- Jayden L. Martinez 🇬🇧 · $50
- Yvonne G. Brown 🇯🇲 · $20
“From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Half-Way Tree”
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $25
- Riku Tatsuya Ueno 🇯🇵 · $10
- Madelyn G. Contreras 🇬🇧 · $25
- Aisha S. Abrahams 🇿🇦 · $10
- Sarah N. Acosta 🇬🇧 · $100
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
- Hui Chao Liu 🇳🇿 · $25
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Thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Niterói.
thinking of you, Rahul. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope August is when things finally get easier. God bless
Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Sending good thoughts. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.