Disabled Veteran Grateful for New HVAC
Christopher Wyatt was born into a military family. As a child of a father in the Army, he lived all over the world. When it was time for him to choose between civilian life or military service, he opted to enlist in the Army, joining in 2000.
He thought he would be in for a career, but after a combat injury while deployed in 2005 in Iraq, Christopher honorably discharged.
He did not stop serving, however, and instead worked as a contractor going back and forth to Iraq. His experiences with IEDs, firefights, and mortar blasts stuck with him long after he left the military life behind in 2012.
Christopher lives with PTSD and injuries to his back and knees.
He settled in Greensboro, North Carolina, to be close to his family and bought his house 17 years ago. He is 100 percent disabled because of his PTSD and lives alone in the home with his two dogs. While his wife, Yvette, is still in his life, the two separated as he focused on his mental health.
“You don’t know how far the impact reaches the veteran in their time of need. Thank you to…all of the donors for everything you do.” – Christopher Wyatt, Army veteran
In 2024, the HVAC unit in Christopher’s home stopped working. He bought fans to help on hot days and space heaters for winter. His dogs suffered with him. After watching Christopher try to live in the home without air conditioning and heat, Yvette turned to Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial Assistance Program®. She helped Christopher apply, and he was accepted.
Thanks to the generosity of Operation Homefront donors, Christopher was able to fund the amount needed to replace his entire HVAC system. He no longer had to worry about the heat or cold affecting him or his dogs.
The HVAC replacement was not the only benefit. The Operation Homefront financial counselor helped Christopher learn to better manage his finances.
“My life did a 180 after that class,” Christopher said. “I learned all the things affecting my credit score. It has since gone up 40 points.”
With the new credit score he could refinance and repair more of his house.
Since 2011, the national nonprofit has provided more than $44 million through its Critical Financial Assistance program to help military families stay strong, stable, and secure.
“God bless (the donors) and everything they do for veterans,” Christopher said. “You don’t know how far the impact reaches the veteran in their time of need. Thank you to…all of the donors for everything you do.”
