Jeffrey Adams received a brand new home Saturday courtesy of Homes For Our Troops.
/ FOX21: Adam Jukkola
ELBERT, CO -- It's the beginning of a new chapter for Sgt. Jeffrey Adams. With keys to his specially adapted home he can now focus on his new life. The retired vet is a double below knee amputee after losing his legs from an IED explosion during a deployment to Afghanistan.
"I'm happy to be alive. I've lost a few friends over the years that weren't as fortunate to survive," Adams said.
Saturday Adams was welcomed to his new house in patriotic fashion with American flags lined along his street held by volunteers and veterans all wishing him the best. The non-profit, Homes for Our Troops, built the veteran a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home from scratch and completely from donations. The house is wheelchair-accessible and has wide door frames, chair rails and automatic door openers.
"The best way to support a veteran is another veteran supporting him, because we understand what he's gone through," Brent Meyer, a neighbor, said.
To help make things easier this new house comes mortgage-free. All Adams has to focus on now is moving into his home and staying healthy.
"I can still get around an walk pretty decent, but I still have issues," Adams said.
The Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold a recycling event in July to help Adams furnish his new home.
TV Station Profiles & Public Inspection Files forKXRM