Homes For Our Troops Hosts Evening to Reunite and Honor Heroes

Homes For Our Troops Hosts Evening to Reunite and Honor Heroes

Viewing of new episode of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Featuring Homes For Our Troops

TAUNTON, Mass., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Homes For Our Troops, a non-profit organization that builds and remodels homes for severely wounded veterans, announced today it will host a party in Massachusetts on December 11 where three veterans, who became friends 2 years ago while recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, will reunite. Later in the evening everyone will watch "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to see as Cpl. Bobby Isaacs' home is renovated by Homes For Our Troops and the Home Makeover team.

What: Gathering to watch "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as Homes For
Our Troops and others lend a helping hand to the Extreme Makeover
team as they adapt and renovate Cpl. Bobby Isaacs' home.

Who: Homes For Our Troops
Cpl. Bobby Isaacs, Msg. Luis Rodriquez, Sgt. Peter Damon and other
veterans

Where: Taunton Holiday Inn, 700 Miles Standish Blvd, Taunton MA, 02780

When: Sunday December 11, 2005
Media Availability from 5-6 p.m.

About the Episode: Homes For Our Troops teamed up with ABC's hit show,
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" a second time to adapt and renovate a
home for Cpl. Bobby Isaacs, of the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. Isaacs lost both legs and had his femoral artery
severed when a roadside bomb ripped apart his convoy as it traveled near
Mosul. After 37 operations Cpl. Isaacs, who was given an imminent death
retirement because he wasn't expected to recover from his injuries, has
decided to go to college and hopes to work with amputees.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldbery is the president of Endemol USA. The series is executive produced by Tom Forman. The show airs Sundays (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC television network.

http://www.homesforourtroops.org/

CONTACT: Kate Dando, +1-202-457-1817, for Homes For Our Troops

Source: Homes For Our Troops

CONTACT: Kate Dando, +1-202-457-1817, for Homes For Our Troops

Web site: http://www.homesforourtroops.org/

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