Gary Sinise Foundation, building company present free home to wounded Army veteran
One Army veteran and his family have a brand-new place to call home tonight, free of charge, thanks to the charity of two organizations working together.Retired U.S.Army Sergeant Joshua Hargis, a decorated Army Ranger and K9 handler, received a mortgage-free custom home thanks to the generosity of LP Building Solutions and the Gary Sinise Foundation on Tuesday.Sergeant Hargis served four tours in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and sustained severe injuries during his final deployment.The Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E.
(Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program, in coordination with donations from building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions, donated the Hargis’ family forever home in Nashville, Tennessee. LP Building Solutions donated trim and siding as well as financial support through their LP Foundation.The LP Foundation has partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation since 2022 to donate eight homes so far to veterans in-need.These homes are customized for each family.“On behalf of our founder Gary Sinise and all of us at the Gary Sinise Foundation, we are incredibly grateful for our partnership with LP and the LP Foundation and for their commitment to joining us in honoring our nation’s veterans, including incredible heroes like Sergeant Hargis, who put their lives on the line every day defending our freedoms and our country,” said Gary Sinise Foundation Executive Vice President Jim Ravella.LP Vice President of Specialty Sales & Marketing Craig Sichling sat down with Fox News Digital to share what it was like for his organization to donate a home to the Hargis family.“The Gary Sinise Foundation does a wonderful job, LP is proud to be a partner of that foundation … this is our eighth home working with them, and we just dedicated the house,” said Sichling.“We were able to spend a little time with U.S.
Army Sergeant Josh Hargis and we just had an opportunity to meet the family.There were a number...