JESSE: HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> GOD BLESS YOU.
JESSE: WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU IN
MAR-A-LAGO NEXT YEAR.
>> YES, SIR.
JESSE: EARLIER WE HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET A U.S. ARMY LIEUTENANT
WHO GOT A VERY SPECIAL NEW
YEAR'S SURPRISE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> CARING FOR OUR WOUNDED WET
RANS IS NO EASY TASK.
MANY OF THEM REQUIRE SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO HELP THEM GET
THROUGH LIFE.
BECAUSE THEY'RE WOUNDED
PROTECTING OUR FREED COME, WE
SHOULD GO THE EXTRA MILE TO
HELP.
WITH US IS GARRETT SPEERS.
HE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN
THE 2013, HIS HEART STOPPED AND
HE WAS BADLY BURNED.
HE'S JOINED BY HIS FAMILY TO
TALK ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE YOUR MOTHER HERE
LAURA SPEERS AND FATHER MICHAEL
FLINT.
LAURA, T, TELL
LAURA, TELTELL
LAURA, TELLELL
LAURA, TELL UL
LAURA, TELL US WHAT IT'S LIKE
TAKING CARE OF GARRETT?
>> IT'S MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.
GONE FROM BEING IN A COO MA TO
LEARNING HOW TO WALK AGAIN.
HE USES HIS WALKER AT HOME.
HE STILL REQUIRES A LOT OF
ATTENTION BUT HE GETS AROUND
VERY WELL AND WE'RE VERY PROUD
OF HIM.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> AND MICHAEL, TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HIS INJURY.
2013.
KENNEDY: SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE
OVER FOUR YEARS NOW.
>> YES.
WE WERE IN ICU FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
AND THEN WE MOVED TO DIFFERENT
STAGES THROUGHOUT THE TIME AND
FINALLY GETTING DISCHARGED IN
'15.
JESSE: AND SO HE WAS IN A
WHEELCHAIR AND HE HAS A WALKER.
THAT MUST BE DIFFICULT IN THE
HOUSE.
THE HOUSE OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT
INITIALLY MADE FOR ANY KIND OF
TO THE BATHROOM.
WE HAVE A TWO-STORY HOUSE.
NONE OF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT
WE PLANNED FOR AHEAD OF HIM.
KENNEDY: GARRETT IS A PROUD
GRADUATE OF TEXAS A&M, THE
SCHOOL LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
AND YOUR STORY RESONATED SO
DEEPLY WITH THE TEXAS A&M
FAMILY.
THEY TOLD A WONDERFUL
ORGANIZATION ALL ABOUT YOU AND
WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING IN DAN.
JESSE: OPERATION FAMILY HOME.
KENNEDY: OPERATION FINALLY HOME.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
KENNEDY: THIS
KENNEDY: TEIS
KENNEDY: TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOU ORGANIZATION.
WOUNDED ILL AND INJURED SERVICE
MEMBERS, OUR MILITARY HEROS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2005
JESSE: GARRETT, WHEN WE LEARNED
OF YOUR STORY TO THE TEXAS A&M
COMMUNITY, WE WERE TOUCHED BY
YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE BUT
MORE SO BY YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND
DRIVE WHICH ALSO SHINES THROUGH
IN YOUR FAMILY.
KENNEDY: THIS IS RUSTY CAROL BY
THE WAY.
>> WE WERE TOUCHED BY YOUR
SERVICE AND SACK FRIES BUT MORE
SO ABOUT YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND
DRIVE THAT SHINES THROUGH IN
RECOVERY.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT OPERATION
FINALLY HOME, ALONG WITH OUR
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A CUSTOM
ANTONIO.
>> OH MY GOSH!
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> GREAT.
KENNEDY: WHAT AN IFN
KENNEDY: WHAT AN INCREDIBLE
GIFT.
JESSE: ISN'T THAT GREAT?
GOING A
OPERATIONS FINALLY HOME HAS
BUILT THIS FOR YOU.
IT'S MORTGAGE FREE AND IT'S
SACRIFICE.
HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THAT?
LAURA?
>> GREAT.
HIS PROGRESS AND HIS RECOVERY,
THE FACT THAT HE CAN DO THINGS
HIMSELF BECAUSE OF THIS.
THANK YOU.
JESSE: THAT'S TERRIFIC.
DAN AND RUSTY, THANK YOU GUYS
VERY MUCH.
IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND
YOU GUYS ARE DOING GOD'S WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY HAPPY
AND SO ARE HIS PARENTS.
KENNEDY: WHAT A CONNECTION TEXAS
A&M TO AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY AND
A TRUE HERO.
GARRETT, CONGRATULATIONS.
JESSE: NOW GO GET WARM!
THERE YOU HAVE IT, A FREE HOME
FOR GARRETT SPEERS.
FANTASTIC.
NOW THE PARENTS AND HE CAN LIVE
COMFORTABLY.
A LOT OF GENEROSITY.
KENNEDY: HE'S SUCH AN AMERICAN
HERO AND HE HAS A GREAT SPIRIT.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO
COMMUNICATE BUT YOU CAN TELL
THAT HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.
HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW
HOUSE, SHE WAS SMILING AND HIS
FAMILY WAS DELIGHTED.
WE SAW THEM A LITTLE LATER IN
THE BUILDING AND THEY WERE
SPEECHLESS.
THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY GOT A