SGT. STEPHEN JACKEL PROJECT

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Jackel and his family moved into their new home in Paloma Creek in Little Elm May 31, 2014. The home was built by Dallas BA Past President Tim Jackson on a lot donated by Warren Clark Development. In August 2011, while Sgt. Jackel was performing convoy security duties in Afghanistan, an IED exploded under the vehicle he occupied with his team. After the blast, Sgt. Jackel saved the lives of his team members by helping get them out of the vehicle and physically put out a fire inside the vehicle with his own leg. He sustained injuries resulting in required bilateral leg amputations as well as a traumatic brain injury.