Aug 15, 2008 1:38 pm US/Central
Injured Soldier Gets Amazing Gift -- A New Home
(WCCO)
An injured
National Guard soldier from Woodbury gets a great gift Friday -- a new home.
Sgt. Marcus
Kuboy was seriously injured by an explosion in Iraq last year and is mostly
confined to a wheelchair because of leg and back injuries. Right now he can
only use his legs for short periods of time.
The
project's been under construction for several months now and hundreds of people
have helped.
On Friday,
volunteers were getting started on the landscaping by planting flowers and
shrubs.
The inside
is almost complete as well.
Kuboy will
have his own elevator and a kitchen designed at his level if he wants to use
his wheelchair. He calls this whole experience overwhelming.
"Being
received with all of this appreciation and people just trying to help lift me back up ... and have as successful and happy of a life as (possible) has just been amazing and I'm extremely honored," said Kuboy.
This is the
first Minnesota
home "Homes for Our Troops" has built.
The keys
will officially be turned over on Sept. 1 at a special ceremony at the
Republican National Convention.
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