Jonathan Flores

There are heroes among us. Corporal Jonathan “Jonny” Flores is one of them. He was born in Hempstead, NY, and lived there till his early teens when his mom moved the family to Tampa, FL. Seeing the hardships his mom had to endure as a single parent, he looked to the military as a way to take control of his life and better himself. CPL Flores enlisted in the United States Army in 2005. In 2006, he deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. Unfortunately, his vehicle was hit with a pressure plate IED and small-arms fire during a routine combat patrol. Suffering multiple injuries to his brain and body, CPL Flores was rushed out of Baghdad to Germany, and eventually Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In 2019, after years of rehab and medical procedures, doctors determined they needed to amputate CPL Flores’ leg due to severe nerve and tissue damage. Due to complications from bone spurs in his residual limb and pain from his prosthetic, CPL Flores found himself wheelchair dependent.

CPL Flores lived with his wife, child, and brother, in a home that was not wheelchair accessible. Basic things like moving around, accessing the bathroom, and getting into the garage were very difficult. While he relied on a wheelchair to increase mobility, nothing slowed him down. He is a member of a Veteran support group, Vice President of the Wounded Vets Association, peer mentor, and group facilitator for Veterans Peer Support group in Tampa, Jr. vice commander and Sgt. At Arms for the Military Order of the Purple Heart Ch. 87 Tampa, OIF OEF liaison for Avast (All Veteran of America Support Team), and assistant coordinator with Heroes on The Water Tampa Chapter.

Thanks to KB Homes and countless volunteers and vendors, Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors was able to show our gratitude to Corporal Jonathan Flores for his service. With the commitment of our great community, we were able to build a customized, accessible home we proudly gifted to the Flores family.

Please take a moment to honor CPL Flores’ service and sacrifice by signing his guest book and leaving a message of support below. Consider donating today to help JAH4WW continue its mission of supporting combat-wounded Veterans. Your generosity makes a difference.