Heroes Home Repair Pilot Program
Friday, October 7 saw a crew of MVAT/Heroes Linked volunteers working on service-disabled USAF Veteran Daniel Munoz’s Whittier, California home as part of a pilot program focused on Heroes Home Repair for service-disabled and aging veterans. Mr. Munoz was no longer able to keep up with the extensive repairs needed to keep his home habitable and safe for him and his extended family.
Television coverage of the effort was captured by local ABC and NBC affiliates, and footage from their interviews made the Evening News. The Whittier Daily News ran a story on the event that also appeared in the publisher’s other regional editions.
Watch a video capturing the uplifting nature of the Veteran’s Home Repair pilot program.
Watch the KABC Evening News television coverage of the Veteran’s Home Repair pilot program.
Read the Whittier Daily News coverage of the Veteran’s Home Repair pilot program.
Carried out in partnership with the Los Angeles chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the MVAT/Heroes Linked crew consisted of Board and Advisory Board Members Candice Appleton, Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs, Bob Jerome, Tom Rooney, Larry Schnadig, and Pete Seitz, Medal of Honor recipient Will Swenson, and Executive Director James Colbert. They were joined by Medal of Honor recipients Jim McCloughan and Gary Littrell as well as MVAT Supporter Joy Moody.
Service-disabled USAF Veteran Daniel Munoz, Sr. is seen at his Whittier, California home with his niece and caregiver, Elana, during the Veteran’s Home Repair pilot program on October 7.
Service-disabled USAF Veteran Daniel Munoz, Sr. (with back to camera) speaks with (left to right) MVAT Board Member Tom Rooney, Medal of Honor recipient and MVAT Advisory Board Member Lt. Col. Will Swenson, Medal of Honor recipient Jim McCloughan, MVAT Executive Director James Colbert, and MVAT Vice Chairman Bob Jerome.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and MVAT Board Member Pete Seitz helps paint the home of service-disabled U.S. Air Force veteran Daniel Munoz, Sr. as part of the Veteran’s Home Repair pilot program.
Service-disabled USAF Veteran Daniel Munoz, Sr., whose home was repaired as part of MVAT’s Veterans Home repair pilot program, as seen in KABC television coverage.