U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Insular AffairsRMI Embassy Initiates Fundraiser to Assist Wife, Karin and Children of Paul Lejjena, Injured by IED in Iraq
April 6, 2005
For Immediate Release On March 31, 2005, a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands was severely injured in Iraq when the vehicle he was in ran over an IED (improvised explosive device). While SSG Paul Lejjena is undergoing medical treatment at the Brookes Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the RMI Embassy in Washington is taking the initiative to do a fundraising drive to help the family of SSG Lejjena during this difficult time when travel, accommodation and other expenses are inevitable. All checks, money orders, or cashiers checks should be made payable to the Embassy of the Marshall Islands. Please do not send cash. All donors will be noted and shared with the family of SSG Paul and Mrs. Karin Lejjena. Your continued thoughts and prayers for a full and speedy recovery of SSG Paul Lejjena is greatly needed and appreciated.
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