Former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zebulon Jensen of Reno, second from left, receives is hon-ored in a ceremony after receiving a payment-free 2022 Chevy Trax. Michael Hohl auto-motive general manager Matthew Hohl, far left, Andrew Dellinger, senior vice president of the Military Warriors Support Foundation, third from left, and Natalie Brown, communications senior manager for Wells Fargo, present the vehicle to Jensen.
Photo by Jessica Garcia.
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The Military Warriors Support Foundation has provided more than 100 payment-free vehicles through its T4H program and have allowed Wells Fargo recipients and families to pay off more than $740,000 in debt.
Jensen, who grew up in Lund near Ely in White Pine County before coming to Reno, said he always wanted to serve, and for his time in Iraq and Afghanistan in the Marine Corps, Jensen has received multiple military awards, including the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, an Iraq Campaign Medal and more.
Andrea Dellinger, senior vice president of operations for MWSF, said veterans interested in learning about the program can go online to start the application process. Jensen was a particularly qualified candidate.
“It was so important for us to let him know there was a team behind him and the other individuals,” Dellinger said. “We were just very encouraged to support him, even though he’s incredibly humbled through the entire process.”
Dellinger said candidates are vetted well to make sure vehicles are considered “blessings” rather than “burdens” for wounded veterans.
For more information, visit militarywarriors.org.