Sandy Lehmkuhler and Josue Barron talked about the Freedom Station and how the organization has helped many warriors get home for the holidays. www.warriorfoundation.org WHO: The 17th Annual Warrior Foundation Freedom Station Give-a-Thon is proudly presented by CBS 8, AM 760, AM 1360, and 600KOGO News Radio. WHAT: Tis’ the season for giving, and with your help, we can make wishes come true for our nation’s heroes this holiday season! The 17th annual Warrior Foundation Freedom Station Give-a-thon is a fun and festive event that raises much-needed funds to fly ill and injured soldiers, sailors and Marines home for the holidays, so they can wake up in their own beds on Christmas morning. Please join us as work to ensure that all service members who wore the uniform for our country can call their families and say, “I’ll be home for Christmas.” WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 WHERE: Watch live coverage on CBS 8 all day…and make your donations at cbs8.com/donate to help our heroes home for the holidays! WHY: To honor and assist injured military men and women on the path to recovery, rehabilitation, and the transition to civilian life. Warrior Foundation Freedom Station is a nonprofit organization that provides quality-of-life items, support services, and transitional housing to our nation’s ill and injured warriors. Funds from this event will go directly toward supporting numerous programs that are changing lives and saving lives, one warrior at a time. Josue's Story - Josue is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Corporal who lived at Freedom Station I. He was a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines out of Camp Pendleton. On October 21, 2010, Josue was on a morning foot patrol. On the way back to the base, his engineer stepped on an IED, hitting him and Josue. Josue lost his left leg above the knee and his left eye. During his recovery and while awaiting his medical discharge, Josue and his wife Debbie moved into Freedom Station I. Being combat-wounded and among other service members, he felt comfortable, knowing he was surrounded by other transitioning warriors who shared things in common. Josue was also a founding member of the Wolfpack wheelchair basketball team, a program he started while recovering at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Today, he enjoys spending time with his wife and sons and is pursuing his passion of handcycling.