Operation Coming Home Helps Veteran Become Homeowner
From CBS / WNCN: U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Tommy Rieman was shot twice in Iraq, covered in shrapnel and still managed to shield a fellow soldier. He received a Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Friday, June 14th 2019, 4:27 pm
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From CBS / WNCN: U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Tommy Rieman was shot twice in Iraq, covered in shrapnel and still managed to shield a fellow soldier. He received a Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Thursday he became a Fuquay-Varina homeowner with the help of Operation: Coming Home.
Watch the video above.
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