A disabled U.S. Army veteran in Danville received a special gift today — a new roof for his house. Jason Wills watched as workers from Freeman Exteriors worked on his roof. Brett Taflinger, regional sales manager for the company, says he contacted Owens Corning about a program they offer to help veterans after Wills house suffered some damage during a storm…
Audio Player{‘’They have a ‘Roof Deployment Project’, and so we reached out to Owens Corning and they got the ball rolling on it. They notified us and said they were going to grant him a free roof. And they donated the material and we donated the time,’’ said Taflinger.}
During an interview with VermilionCountyFirst.com News, Wills described the injuries he suffered while deployed…
Audio Player{‘’In 2003, two RPGs hit our Humvee. I was a gunner and seven pieces of shrap metal from the RPG is still inside my brain, I guess. I still have issues with my brain injury. Shrap metal went all throughout the left side of my body,’’ said Wills.}
(Wills watches as work is done on his new roof.)
And Wills says he certainly appreciates those who were involved in getting the new roof….
Audio Player{‘’Words really can’t describe how I feel about what they’re doing to make sure this happened. A lot of people came together to make sure this works – it’s going to work out.’’}
Owens Corning’s National Roof Deployment Project has helped about 200 veterans get new roofs on their homes.
