Warrior 360 Founder gets home makeover from Ellen DeGeneres

Wounded Warrior Gets Big Surprise From the Ellen DeGeneres Show
NBC
By David Culver
Friday, May 16, 2014

Not much stops Mark Little, an Iraq war veteran who lost both his legs serving his country.

He co-founded an non-profit called Warrior 360, which helps and empowers wounded service members. He likes snowboarding. He's been captain of an ice hockey team of wounded vets.

But the fact remains: It's not easy to get up in the night for a glass of water when you've removed your prosthetic legs.

So when the Ellen DeGeneres Show, HGTV and hundreds of Northern Virginia volunteers came together for a surprise renovation of his fixer-upper house in Fairfax, they installed a fridge in the bedside table on Mark's side of the bed.

It was just one of the touches that stunned Little and his wife as they toured their new home for the first time.

"We walked in and it felt like where we belong," Mark said. "They really captured our essence. And we have a space now that's comfortable, functional and amazing for us."
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