Volunteers break ground on new home for disabled vet
Marine Cpl. Tyler Southern watches the construction of his home, off State Road 208 on Friday. The house is being built by Homes for Our Troops, an organization that gives wounded American soldiers homes. Southern was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs above the knees, his right arm above the elbow, and shattered his left arm and hand after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan on May 5, 2010.A motorcade of Vietnam veterans, Marines and others escorted a disabled war veteran and his wife on Friday morning to the dusty lot that will eventually become their new home.
"Y'all don't know what this means to me and my new wife, Ashley," said Marine Cpl. Tyler Southern to the crowd at the opening ceremonies of the home-build south of County Road 208, in St. Augustine.
Southern lost both of his legs above the knees and his right arm above the elbow after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on May 5, 2010.
Local businesses worked in conjunction with Homes for Our Troops, a national nonprofit group, to fund and coordinate the construction of a specially adapted home at no cost. Around 200 volunteers were expected for the first day of the three-day "build brigade," which will complete the shell of the home on Sunday.
However, for many people, the project is about more than just a home. It's about helping others, supporting the troops and learning from Southern, a man who has managed to turn his tragedy into an inspiration for others.
"He's just got such a positive attitude," said John Gonsalves, president and founder of Homes for Our Troops, who spoke at the event. "It's contagious."
Most of Friday morning, Southern hugged people, smiled and joked as construction began on his home.
He is that way most of the time, positive and smiling, his mother said. Of course, there are the bad days when he dreams about having his legs back, but those days don't come very often. Usually he stays focused on the future.
While recuperating from his own injuries, Southern used his experience to help Gunnery Sgt. John Hayes, who also came to the build brigade's opening day.
"He just lit up the room with his smile," said Hayes about the first time Southern came to visit him at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Hayes, a Marine, lost both of his legs from a bomb blast while in Afghanistan, according to news reports. Southern continued to visit him while he was in recovery.
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Southern was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs above the knees, his right arm above the elbow, and shattered his left arm and hand after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan on May 5, 2010. By SHELDON GARDNER A motorcade of Vietnam
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