TouchTone Wireless Chief Executive Officer James D'Asti's Family Learns What 'Hero' Means from the Warrior Amputee Football Team

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TouchTone Wireless Chief Executive Officer James
D'Asti's Family Learns What 'Hero' Means from the
Warrior Amputee Football Team
(1888 PressRelease) As a sponsor of the Wounded
Warrior Amputee Football Team (WWAFT) charity
flag football game to raise awareness and support
for military servicemen and women who lost limbs
while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, TouchTone
Wireless Chief Executive Officer James D'Asti's
family learned the true meaning of the word
"hero." Whippany, N.J. - When the D'Asti family
headed out for the Wounded Warrior Amputee
Football Team's game on January 29, 2014, little
did they expect the experience to touch their
souls and teach their whole family firsthand
about the sacrifices the nation's heroes make.
It all started when TouchTone Wireless Chief
Executive Officer James D'Asti' expanded his
company's offerings to include discounted, low
cost cellular and home phone plans for the
nation's heroes and made a commitment to serve
the hero population by supporting the Wounded
Warrior Amputee Football Team (WWAFT). As a
sponsor of the WWAFT charity flag football game
to raise awareness and support for military
servicemen and women who lost limbs while serving
in Iraq or Afghanistan, D'Asti loaded his family
into the car and took them to the game.
While he and his family thoroughly enjoyed seeing
9-11 first responders from New York and New
Jersey fire departments and their families, the
Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Team (WWAFT) and
legends from the New York Giants, New York Jets
and other NFL teams participate in this historic
game, the real action happened when the children
and adult spectators had an opportunity to
connect one-on-one with the players.
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As the players came onto the field to give
autographs, most of the children, including
D'Asti's three children, immediately headed for
the NFL players. D'Asti leaned over to explain to
them that the true heroes were the wounded
warriors who had given so much for their country
and had asked nothing in return. The boys got it.
They turned to wounded warriors and began asking
for autographs from the true heroes. While
D'Asti's back was turned, a commotion started
behind him. Turning around, he saw a group of
reporters and photographers focusing on his son
Vincenzo and BJ Ganem, one of the wounded warrior
football players, as Vincenzo peppered BJ with
the kind of questions any five year old would
ask "How did you lose your leg?" "What does it
feel like?" "Can I see it?" Of course, BJ
graciously answered all of Vincenzo's questions
about his prosthetic leg, even taking it off to
show Vincenzo. D'Asti found himself fighting back
the tears. He was so touched by Ganem's
graciousness, proud of his son and thankful for
the men and women that serve our country every
day. D'Asti recounted, "At this point, it really
dawned on me that this was not just a football
game, it was an awakening. It was hard to hold
back my emotions as I explained to my children
that men like BJ, without question or hesitation,
put their lives on the line for people like us
that they will never meet. And, that in our
lifetimes, we could never repay these brave
heroes for the sacrifices that they have made.
Watching these guys be so proud and not miss a
beat, I will never look at our military or any
first responder the same. These are the men and
women that deserve to be on the covers of the
magazines we read." This event inspired D'Asti
to renew TouchTone Wireless' commitment to
serving those who support and protect the USA.
The company helps military families and first
responders such as firefighters, law enforcement
and EMS everyday by offering discounted, low cost
cellular and home phone services to these heroes.
The company never requires a contract, credit
check or termination fee. To learn more visit
www.TouchToneWireless.com.
About TouchToneWireless - TouchTone Wireless is a
no contract, hassle free provider of cellular and
home phone services. The company offers special
programs to seniors, military and first
responders such as firefighters, law enforcement
and EMS. Based in New Jersey, TouchTone Wireless
has been serving customers nationwide since 1993.
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To learn more, visit www.TouchToneWireless.com
call 1-800-850-5585 or email support ( _at_ )
TouchToneWireless dot com