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Former Orange officer injured by drunk driver receives new home from Gary Sinise Foundation
0Messages were scrawled on studs and inside of the walls of a home under construction in southern Georgia for Sharif Muzayen. But it wasn’t graffiti. Rather the messages were in support and encouragement for the former Orange police officer who lost a leg to a drunk driver a little over five years ago. Above the front door is a personal message from Gary Sinise, an advocate for veterans and first responders, whose namesake charity foundation is building the home. Muzayen, 38, a veteran of the Marine Corps, had his left leg amputated above the knee after he was struck while…
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Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Friday, April 2, as well as Thursday, April 1, as new information has…
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Clara Ramirez was born in Orange County and grew up in Irvine, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico who met…