2012-02-14 14:26:31 - Local Nonprofit Presented U.S. Marine Sgt. Carlos Evans And Family With New Home In 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. – Operation: Coming Home ( operationcominghome.com), a joint volunteer project by the Triangle Veterans Association, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA), and Royal Oaks Building Group, among others, has announced the release of a video featuring the story of the Operation: Coming Home III Hero Home, presented to U.S. Marine Sgt. Carlos Evans and family in a key ceremony in Cameron, N.C. in December 2011. The video covers the progression of the third Hero Home, from a September ground-breaking to the ceremony where Sgt. Evans, his wife, Rosemarie, and their daughters, Nairoby and Genesis, were welcomed to their new home by First Gentleman Bob Eaves, Operation: Coming Home III volunteers, local dignitaries, the Northwood Temple Academy Band,

the 82nd Airborne Division Band and All-American Chorus, the Rolling Thunder motorcycle guard and others. To view the video, visit bit.ly/wuLQ2W.

Sgt. Evans’ personal journey is featured on the video as well – he was deployed to combat areas in the Middle East four times, and on his fourth trip was severely wounded by an improvised explosive device. As a result, Sgt. Evans lost both legs below the knee and his right hand. The Operation: Coming Home III Hero Home is specially designed for easy accessibility and use of all rooms.

For more information on how to volunteer and assist with Operation: Coming Home, visit www.operationcominghome.com.

QUOTES:
“At Operation: Coming Home, we believe in giving back to those who have given so much for our freedom, and Sgt. Evans made an unimaginable sacrifice for his country,” said Rich Van Tassel, chair of Operation: Coming Home’s board of directors and president of Royal Oaks Building Group. “We encourage anyone who is interested in our organization to get involved with making the next Hero Home happen.”

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ABOUT OPERATION: COMING HOME:
Operation: Coming Home is a joint volunteer project by the Triangle Veterans Association, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA), and Royal Oaks Building Group, among others. The project builds and donates homes for disabled combat veterans who have served in the Middle East, after a selection committee interviews candidates to determine the best fit. For more information, visit operationcominghome.com.

Emily Packard
MMI Public Relations
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