Volunteers Build Home On S.I. For Iraq War Vet
June 11, 2011 8:00 PM
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Volunteers unveiled a labor of love for Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco. He lost both arms and both legs 26 months ago when an explosive hit his vehicle in Iraq, and spent the last two years in physical therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
On Saturday, family and friends gave 25-year-old Marrocco a homecoming at a house designed especially for him on Staten Island.
“It still doesn’t feel real to me. It really hasn’t from the beginning, but it’s amazing, really, for me to have a place as my own,” he said. “Without them this wouldn’t be possible.”
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Volunteers Build Home On S.I. For Iraq War Vet
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