Operation Homefront helps Iraq War veteran

Operation Homefront helps Iraq War veteran
BY KEITH ROGERS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Sep. 19, 2012

Ignacio Cruz's jaw dropped when he walked through the doorway of his new house Wednesday with his wife, son and daughter.

Though he said he was speechless, he managed to mouth: "Wow!"

Cruz, a 28-year-old medically retired Army staff sergeant, couldn't believe that only a short time ago he was a financially challenged Iraq War veteran. Having suffered a traumatic brain injury and still carrying the invisible wounds of war, he thought he had little chance of owning a home, let alone obtaining a mortgage-free one as he transitions to civilian life.

But thanks to Operation Homefront, Chase Bank and his new North Las Vegas neighbors who pitched in to put a new coat of blue paint on a former bank-owned, two-story home on Spruce Oak Drive, the Cruz family will be able to experience the American dream come true.
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