Hub City Times

Top Menu

  • Contact Us
  • E-Editions
  • Subscribe

Main Menu

  • Home
  • News
    • Around the County
    • Arts & Ent
    • Education
    • Government
    • Local
    • Police / Sheriff Calls
  • Covid 19
  • Opinion
  • Sports
    • Sports News
    • High School Sports Scores
    • Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
  • Coming Events
  • Business
  • Obits
  • Classifieds
  • Military Photos
  • Contact Us
  • E-Editions
  • Subscribe

logo

Hub City Times

  • Home
  • News
    • Around the County
    • Arts & Ent
    • Education
    • Government
    • Local
    • Police / Sheriff Calls
  • Covid 19
  • Opinion
  • Sports
    • Sports News
    • High School Sports Scores
    • Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
  • Coming Events
  • Business
  • Obits
  • Classifieds
  • Military Photos
Featured
Home›Featured›Marshfield native gets military home makeover for national TV

Marshfield native gets military home makeover for national TV

By Julie Schooley
October 2, 2019
2330
0
Share:
Surrounded by other veterans, Marshfield native Steve Wojcik is joined by wife Terri and daughters Alyca, Amberlee and Alyson for a special stone ceremony Oct. 1 at the Highground in Neillsville, in honor of Steve's friend and military colleague who was killed in action in the same incident which injured Wojcik in Iraq in 2004. The ceremony was filmed for part of an episode of "Military Makeover with Montel Williams" which will air later this year on Lifetime. Hub City Times staff photo.

Marshfield native Steve Wojcik gets emotional, as he learns he will be awarded a service dog, through The Fairway Mortgage Corporation’s “American Warrior Initiative”. The surprise announcement was made at the Highground in Neillsville Oct. 1 by the group’s Director Louise Thaxton and Montel Williams, who will feature Wojcik’s story on an upcoming episode of his television series “Military Makeover with Montel.” Todd Schultz photo

By Hub City Times staff

MARSHFIELD – A Marshfield native will be featured on a national television program that helps veterans and their families.

Steve Wojcik will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Lifetime Channel series “Military Makeover with Montel Williams.” The crew has been filming segments for the program the past few weeks at the Wojcik residence in Strum just west of Osseo. On Oct. 1, the show followed Wojcik through a special stone ceremony at the Highground Veterans Park in Neillsville as he honored a friend who was killed in action while the two were serving together in Iraq in 2004.

He said:

https://hubcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Wojcik1.mp3

The serious injuries Wojcik received in the same I-E-D explosion that killed his friend led to his honorable discharge and medical retirement in 2005. After leaving the Marine Corps, Wojcik continued his military service, putting in 16 years in the Army Reserve. His drive to serve others not yet satisfied, he started a career as a trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Now, the Military Makeover program is joining forces with several other organizations in giving back to Steve and his family, by relieving them of the burden of updating their home, from remodeling their kitchen to bringing their finished basement “into the 21st century.”

Military Makeover has partnered with the Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation’s “American Warrior Initiative.” Louise Thaxton serves as the national director for the program, which gives back to veterans, active duty military, and first responders. In the case of the Wojcik family, Thaxton says they decided to assist in the placement of a service dog.

She said:

https://hubcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Wojcik2.mp3

After he laid the memory stone in honor of his late friend, Wojcik was surprised with the announcement that he would be getting a service dog, thanks to Fairway’s “American Warrior Initiative,” which partners with Madison-based Custom Canines Academy and its President Nicole Meadowcroft to provide the dog.

She said:

https://hubcitytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Wojcik3.mp3

Wojcik recently opened up about his ongoing struggles with PTSD. He also deals with chronic pain, after enduring numerous injuries during his military career, and subsequent shoulder and back surgeries. Steve says he’s passionate about providing his family with a memorable place to live. His wife Terri says she hopes the makeover will put Steven’s mind at ease. The couple has three daughters: 19-year-old Alyca, 16-year-old Amberlee, and 13-year-old Alyson.

The reveal of the home repairs was scheduled for Oct. 2, which will all be caught on camera, for an episode of “Military Makeover” that will air before the end of the year. New episodes of “Military Makeover” air Friday mornings at 6:30 a.m. on Lifetime.

Previous Article

Rainy weather hampering street repair projects

Next Article

Wood County Blotter: Sept. 25-30, 2019

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Cassandra Ayon
    FeaturedLocalPolice / Sheriff Calls

    Clark County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing Loyal woman

    October 5, 2020
    By Hub City Times
  • Marshfield Police Department
    FeaturedLocal

    Weekly police blotter

    February 25, 2015
    By Hub City Times
  • UWSP Marshfield logo
    FeaturedSports

    Marauders take down Huskies

    February 6, 2019
    By Hub City Times
  • FeaturedOpinion

    From the Publisher: Please, Mr. Postman

    September 19, 2020
    By Hub City Times
  • FeaturedSports

    Local wrestlers place at Bi-State Classic; Stratford takes second, Marshfield takes fourth

    December 29, 2019
    By Julie Schooley
  • UWSP logo
    Covid 19FeaturedSports

    UW-Stevens Point  to suspend intercollegiate sports at Marshfield and Wausau branches

    July 16, 2020
    By Hub City Times

About Us


Hub City Times is published by Multi Media Channels LLC, N2919 County Road QQ Waupaca, WI 54981.

Timeline

  • April 15, 2021

    Marshfield School District updates

  • April 14, 2021

    Marshfield council seeks legal advice on group complaint

  • April 14, 2021

    PFC discusses process for new police chief; Zeps named acting chief

  • April 14, 2021

    Area youth invited to participate in Marshfield 150 logo design contest

  • April 14, 2021

    Marshfield aldermen delay decision on filling mayor’s seat

Find us on Facebook

Copyright © 2020 Multi Media Channels, All Rights Reserved. Designed by MMC Team Awesome
×