Sunday, September 10, 2006

Fond du Lac native's military aid program receives recognition

To David Lefavor it's no surprise Fond du Lac native Robert "Bob" Silah has turned Operation Helping Hand into a thriving success.

"There are bears and there are bulls and Bob is a combination of both of them," said Lefavor, the chaplain at James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Operation Helping Hand, a Tampa Bay-based organization that works to help wounded soldiers and their families, has given out more than $45,000 in cash and checks since it started two years ago.

Read the rest at the Fond du Lac Reporter