Building Homes for Heroes and The Windermere Country Club Foundation of Florida and have joined forces to build a mortgage-free home for Army Staff Sergeant William Castillo and his family! The surprise announcement took place at the Amway Arena, home of the Orlando Magic, at halftime of the game between the New Jersey Nets and the Magic on Sunday February 8.
Staff Sergeant Castillo, who is originally from New York, took five shots – including one that exited through his mouth – after a bomb exploded under his Humvee in Iraq. He was struggling to get back to the burning truck to help his comrades when a missile cut through the vehicle – and severed his left leg, at the knee. He was the lone survivor of the attack.
Castillo was overjoyed with the announcement. “My family and I are so blessed to live in this great country,” he said. “For my wife and I to be able to have a home to call our own to raise our children in – it’s really all any mom or dad could ever ask for. It would be the American dream come true”. William and Katherine Castillo have four children, including a newborn son.
If you’d like to contribute to the building of this home through Building Homes for Heroes, you can make an online donation from this page.
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Army SSG William Castillo Announcement Photos
