Retired U.S. Army Specialist Evan Marcy, the son of a 9/11 first responder, was injured while on deployment in Afghanistan in 2009.
A decorated veteran received a huge surprise in the Bronx on Tuesday - a mortgage-free home that he'll move into in the coming months. FOX 5 New York's Kendall Green has the story.A decorated veteran received a huge surprise at a firehouse in the Bronx, a mortgage-free home that he'll move into in the coming months.
As a high school senior, he watched his dad report to that same firehouse where he'd deploy to work on search and rescue efforts at Ground Zero for a month following 9/11."Coming here for different events, coming to see my dad work just instilled that brotherhood mentality as a child," Marcy told reporters following the big reveal.
"It’s a great surprise. I’m looking forward to the future, and I’m glad that my family is here. A lot of memories in this building. I’m just blown away," Marcey told the audience taking in the news.
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