Golfers to raise funds for wounded soldier
Golfers are joining the fight to raise funds to build a wheelchair accessible home for a triple-amputee Afghanistan war veteran from Brooklyn.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, as part of its Building For America’s Bravest program, will host a tournament at the Dyker Beach Golf Course in Bay Ridge on Veteran’s Day, Monday, Nov. 12, to raise money that will go toward the construction a so-called “smart home,” complete with wheelchair ramps, lowered cabinets, and handicap-accessible bathrooms, for U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Dilberian.
Dilberian, a Fort Hamilton High School graduate, lost both of his legs and his left arm when an improvised explosive device (I.E.D.) went off while he was on patrol in the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan on July 1, 2011.