May 20, 2025
Wounded Warriors Family Support was honored to award Marine Sgt. Marcus Dandrea a Mobility is Freedom vehicle grant. These funds allowed Marcus to purchase a new Toyota 4Runner SUV for his family. Marcus is a single father raising four children and this new vehicle will assist them with sports and other activities his children are participating in.
Marine Sergeant Marcus Dandrea was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs in an IED blast in Sangin, Afghanistan on Feb. 24, 2011.
A member of the 2nd Radio Battalion, Sgt. Dandrea stepped on an IED resulting in injuries so severe, both of his legs required amputations above the knee. Sgt Dandrea was prepared for transport and medically evacuated from a mountain top by helicopter. First treated at Camp Bastion/Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sgt Dandrea was airlifted to England and next to Landstuhl, Germany before arriving at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Marcus enjoys spending time with his family, swimming, gardening, biking, racing, aviation, and PlayStation. He also played bass in the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior Band.
Wounded Warriors Family Support is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured, or killed during combat operations. This organization is run by combat veterans for combat veterans. Rated a four-star nonprofit by Charity Navigator, Wounded Warriors Family Support aids veterans and their families in healing the wounds that medicine cannot.