Homes For Our Troops

Homes For Our Troops Breaks Ground on Adaptive Home For Disabled Veteran in Royse City

By April Towery / May 6, 2020 /

U.S. Army Specialist Thomas Vandeventer will soon be the recipient of a custom-built home in the Dallas suburb of Royse City. The veteran lost both legs in Iraq in 2007, and, thanks to the Homes for Our Troops program, he will become a mortgage-free homeowner in about seven to nine months. A community kickoff event…

Help Wounded Veterans Find a Way Home: Homes For Our Troops Helps Military Families Build Houses That Meet Special Needs

By Joanna England / May 27, 2013 /

Veteran Reas Axtell holds his daughter, Kyra (4) as Homes For Our Troops begins framing his family’s new house in Idalou, Texas. (Photo: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal) When a veteran comes home from deployment, assimilation is a long, rocky road. Now imagine the challenges that an wounded veteran faces. In some cases, injured veterans have limited range…