Miami Cops Help Vietnam Veteran Rebuild Home

Miami Cops Help Vietnam Veteran Rebuild Home
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Miami Police officers are helping Vietnam Veteran Neroy Alford rebuild his home after his roof collapsed two months ago.
By Betty Yu
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013

Vietnam veteran Neroy Alford's home has turned into a virtual junkyard after his roof suddenly collapsed two months ago.

But one group of Miami Police officers are looking to change that after they learned the 65-year-old has been sleeping in a nearby shed ever since.

The officers are rebuilding the residence on the 800 block of Northwest 69th Street from the ground up. They began their efforts Saturday.

"It broke our hearts," Sgt. Leandro Abad said. "To see somebody who's willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and serve our country, to see how the house is deteriorated and the conditions that he was living in just wasn't acceptable to us and we definitely want to make a difference for him."

A couple of officers were moved to help they found out Alford was a former Marine.

"Marines are for life," said Officer Jose Prado, who is also a former Marine. "Even though he served a while ago, we had that connection."

The bond is fueling this group of volunteers to lend their muscle, and give their hearts to the project.
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