A U.S. Army veteran now has a special place he can call home.Saturday, national nonprofit organization Homes for Our Troops gave Army SSgt. Michael Montange and his wife Cami Sue the keys to their new custom home in Jupiter.Your Neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe home was built especially for Montange. He had his leg amputated and tailbone and left kidney removed after being injured during a blast in Iraq in 2007.“I have this wheelchair, an electric wheelchair that are difficult to get around with the things I’ve been living in for not only the last five years, but ever since this happened,” Montange said.Homes for Our Troops gave Montange and his wife the keys Saturday at an event held outside of the home in Jupiter.Congressman Brian Mast also spoke and presented Montange with an American flag once flown over the U.S. Capitol building.“For me, it is an honor to be able to present you with this flag that I do believe you are eternally sewn into as a part of that stitching that holds this thing together. Like all of our brothers and sisters in arms,” Mast said.The biggest gift for Montange is the freedom the new home gives him.News We Love: Veteran of ‘The Ghost Army’ honored in Palm Beach County for service during World War IIIn his previous house, he had trouble getting into the bathroom because of narrow doorways and also had trouble reaching for cabinets and appliances in his kitchen.Now, with more than 40 major special adaptations in his new home, he doesn’t have to worry about that.“He is not allowed to do laundry. That’s not going to change but I am looking forward to him being able to see the dishes while he starts to wash them,” Cami Sue Montange, Montange’s wife, said.The generosity of Homes for Our Troops and its volunteers is something Montange and his wife are incredibly grateful for.“I’m glad I’m a part of it and I’m glad I’m going to be able to participate in the future and making sure other people also get into a home,” Montange said.“There’s a reason that this charity is called Homes for our Troops. They may have built a house, but they gave us a home,” Cami Sue Montange said.Homes for Our Troops currently has more than 75 active projects underway nationwide. More information about how to get involved or donate can be found here.A Moment of Joy: News We Love
A U.S. Army veteran now has a special place he can call home.
Saturday, national nonprofit organization Homes for Our Troops gave Army SSgt. Michael Montange and his wife Cami Sue the keys to their new custom home in Jupiter.
Your Neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
The home was built especially for Montange. He had his leg amputated and tailbone and left kidney removed after being injured during a blast in Iraq in 2007.
“I have this wheelchair, an electric wheelchair that are difficult to get around with the things I’ve been living in for not only the last five years, but ever since this happened,” Montange said.
Homes for Our Troops gave Montange and his wife the keys Saturday at an event held outside of the home in Jupiter.
Congressman Brian Mast also spoke and presented Montange with an American flag once flown over the U.S. Capitol building.
“For me, it is an honor to be able to present you with this flag that I do believe you are eternally sewn into as a part of that stitching that holds this thing together. Like all of our brothers and sisters in arms,” Mast said.
The biggest gift for Montange is the freedom the new home gives him.
News We Love: Veteran of ‘The Ghost Army’ honored in Palm Beach County for service during World War II
In his previous house, he had trouble getting into the bathroom because of narrow doorways and also had trouble reaching for cabinets and appliances in his kitchen.
Now, with more than 40 major special adaptations in his new home, he doesn’t have to worry about that.
“He is not allowed to do laundry. That’s not going to change but I am looking forward to him being able to see the dishes while he starts to wash them,” Cami Sue Montange, Montange’s wife, said.
The generosity of Homes for Our Troops and its volunteers is something Montange and his wife are incredibly grateful for.
“I’m glad I’m a part of it and I’m glad I’m going to be able to participate in the future and making sure other people also get into a home,” Montange said.
“There’s a reason that this charity is called Homes for our Troops. They may have built a house, but they gave us a home,” Cami Sue Montange said.
Homes for Our Troops currently has more than 75 active projects underway nationwide. More information about how to get involved or donate can be found here.
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