- ON MONDAY WE MET AN AMAZING MILITARY COUPLE
FROM FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.
MARK WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY,
AND HE LOST BOTH OF HIS LEGS IN 2007.
SINCE THEN, HE AND HIS WIFE ALICIA
HAVE MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO HELP OTHERS.
TAKE A LOOK.
- WE'RE MARK AND ALICIA LITTLE.
I WAS ONLY DEPLOYED ONE TIME IN MY MILITARY CAREER,
AND THAT WAS TO IRAQ.
ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007,
BOOM, EXPLOSION, AND I REALIZED MY LEGS WERE GONE.
AN INJURY OF MY NATURE WOULD TAKE 12 TO 18 MONTHS
TO REALLY GET BACK ON MY FEET.
A MONTH AFTER I GOT MY LEGS, I WAS OUT SNOWBOARDING.
I DECIDED TO START UP A NONPROFIT CALLED WARRIOR 360.
WE DEDICATE EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE
TO HELPING VETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS
IN ANY CAPACITY THAT THEY NEED.
- COME ON DOWN, MARK AND ALICIA.
[cheers and applause]
- I MEAN, YOUR STORY'S INCREDIBLE, MAN,
AND WE'RE DOING A MAJOR HOME RENOVATION FOR YOU GUYS.
[all speaking at once]
- IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
- ANTHONY AND JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO THE COUSINS HAVE BEEN IN VIRGINIA
WORKING ALL WEEK TO MAKEOVER THEIR HOME,
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT THEY DID IN JUST A MINUTE.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH JEANNIE, ANTHONY, AND JOHN,
WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE LITTLES' HOME RIGHT NOW.
- HI, ELLEN. - WHAT'S UP, ELLEN?
- HI. BOY, THERE'S A BIG CROWD THERE, HUH?
- OH, WE GOT AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
- THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I KNOW THIS WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT MAKEOVER FOR YOU.
TELL ME WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT.
- ABSOLUTELY, I MEAN, MARK'S STORY IS INCREDIBLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WHO CAN GET BLOWN UP
AND TALK ABOUT NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS,
AND INSTILLING THAT POSITIVITY IN OTHERS
AND HELPING OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS,
IS JUST-- IT'S REALLY BEYOND WORDS,
AND TO PUT HIMSELF IN HARM'S WAY TO BE DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY,
FOR US TO GIVE BACK THIS LITTLE BIT,
WE'RE MORE--I MEAN, IT'S MORE THAN I CAN POSSIBLY
PUT INTO WORDS THESE PAST COUPLE DAYS.
- WELL, THANKS, JOHN AND ANTHONY.
AND WHERE ARE THEY RIGHT NOW?
- RIGHT NOW--THEY'VE BEEN AWAY FOR FIVE DAYS,
AND THEY ARE GONNA BE HERE SO SOON,
SO THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY, COMIN' NOW.
- OKAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE
BEFORE YOU GOT TO IT.
LET'S SEE THE BEFORE.
LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
WOW, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
- ALL RIGHT, ELLEN, HERE THEY COME. HERE THEY COME.
- ALL RIGHT. - HERE THEY COME, ELLEN!
- ELLEN, THEY'RE COMING! - OH, MY GOD!
[cheers and applause]
- SAY HI TO ELLEN. - ELLEN, HEY!
- HEY, MARK. - HEY, GUYS.
- HEY, MARK. HEY, ALICIA. WHAT DO YOU THINK SO FAR?
- THIS IS AMAZING.
- IT'S SO CRAZY. - OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS STUNNING. - OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- UNBELIEVABLY STUNNING. - WE HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE.
ANTHONY AND JOHN, TELL 'EM.
- WE HAVE MARK'S PLATOON MEMBERS HERE.
JAKE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO PULLED MARK OUT
OF THE HUMVEE XV IED ATTACK.
- AND THEY HAVE NOT SEEN EACH OTHER IN FIVE YEARS.
[cheers and applause]
I'M SURE YOU'RE READY TO GO INSIDE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE LIVING ROOM LOOKED LIKE BEFORE.
- OH, MY GOSH. - YES, PLEASE.
- CAN'T WAIT.
- ALL RIGHT, THAT'S BEFORE,
AND LET'S HEAD IN THERE NOW AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
AFTER JOHN AND ANTHONY HAVE BEEN THERE.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS. - ALL RIGHT, READY?
- YOU READY? - MARK, OPEN UP THAT DOOR.
- OH, MY GOD. - OH, WOW.
WOW! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
OH, MY GOSH.
- GUYS, WE REDID THE ENTIRE--
- OH, MY GOD. - LOOK, BABY, BABY, BABY--
- OH, MY-- - THAT'S--
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU RIGHT AROUND.
GUYS, WE-- - WOW, LOOK AT THIS THING!
- WE DID ALL NEW FLOORS.
WE FLIPPED YOUR ENTIRE FLOOR PLAN.
WE VAULTED THE CEILINGS IN HERE...
- THIS IS AMAZING. - ADDED A STRUCTURAL BEAM.
AND WE'VE GOT TWO REALLY SPECIAL PROJECTS
WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
- OH, MY GOD. THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
- JASON AND PAUL HELPED ME BUILD YOU A CUSTOM SHUFFLEBOARD TABLE.
WE KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS ENTERTAINING...
- YES.
- AFTER THESE DIFFERENT WARRIOR 360 EVENTS.
- OH, WOW.
- SO WE TOTALLY CUSTOMIZED IT
WITH YOUR LOGO FROM YOUR NONPROFIT.
- OH, MY GOSH. LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS UNREAL.
- AND BEYOND THAT, I THINK MY COUSIN'S GOT A VERY SPECIAL WALL
HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
- MARK, THIS IS VERY SPECIAL.
NOW, ELLEN, WHAT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE,
IN THE MILITARY, YOU ARE GIVEN COINS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
AND RESPECT.
MARK HAS OVER 400.
WE HAVE PUT THEM ON DISPLAY.
AND HE EVEN HAS ONE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SO IT IS TRULY REMARKABLE WHAT HE HAS THERE.
- YEAH-- - THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
- MARK, YOU'RE AN AMAZING, AMAZING GUY,
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING ALL THIS FOR YOU.
OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT THE BEDROOM LOOKS LIKE BEFORE.
- THANK YOU, ELLEN.
- ALL RIGHT.
- OH, OH, OH! - OH, MY GOD.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. - LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THIS. - ALL RIGHT, SO--
- OH, MY GOD, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET ME WATER!
- [laughs]
- SO NOW, ELLEN, MARK TOLD US HIS BODY TEMPERATURE
IS ELEVATED 2 DEGREES BECAUSE OF THE INJURY.
WE GAVE HIM AIR CONDITIONING IN THE BEDROOM...
- NICE.
- FEATURE WALL BEHIND THE MASTER BED...
- BEAUTIFUL.
- AND CUSTOM SIDE TABLE WITH REFRIGERATOR FOR HIS WATER
SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET UP OUT OF BED.
- FANTASTIC.
- WHAT ABOUT THAT, ELLEN? - THAT'S FANTASTIC.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE SPARE BEDROOM.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE, WHAT THEY DID HERE.
LET'S LOOK AT THE SPARE BEDROOM BEFORE.
AND WAIT UNTIL WHAT THEY DID WITH THAT.
- WELCOME TO YOUR HOME SPA. - YOU HAVE AN INDOOR SPA.
- OH, OH, OH, OH!
[cheers and applause]
- ELLEN, MARK HAD TOLD US THAT AFTER A LOT OF THESE EVENTS
THAT HE DOES WITH HIS NONPROFIT,
HIS LIMBS HURT A LOT WHEN HE TAKES HIS PROSTHETICS OFF,
SO WE WANTED TO GIVE HIM A TUB THAT HE COULD REALLY SOAK IN
AND RELAX... - THIS IS SO AMAZING.
- AND MARK AND ALICIA CAN SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
- SO INSANE. - THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, GUYS.
THIS IS GONNA HELP WITH RECOVERY AND RECOUPING AFTER THESE RACES.
OH, AND I GET TO SIT IN IT WITH MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE
IN THIS AMAZING HOME NOW.
- YOU'RE AN AMAZING GUY, MARK.
AND--
[cheers and applause]
MARK AND ALICIA, OUR PARTNERS AT SHUTTERFLY
HEARD EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS,
AND THERE'S ONE MORE SURPRISE.
JEANNIE, IF YOU WANT TO SHOW THEM.
- OF COURSE, ELLEN.
THIS IS FROM ELLEN TO YOU GUYS.
THAT'S A CHECK FOR $20,000. - OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
[cheers and applause]
LIKE, THIS IS GONNA GO TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THANK YOU, SHUTTERFLY. THANK YOU, ELLEN.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
- WELL, WE WERE ALL HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU
FOR ALL YOU DO,
AND, AS ANTHONY SAID, TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
AND TO WANT TO DO NOTHING BUT GIVE BACK AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF BEING BITTER OR ANGRY OR FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF,
YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE GUY,
AND WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US
AND FOR WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR ALL THE WOUNDED WARRIORS.
- DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO WHAT YOU DO FOR EVERYONE, ELLEN.
- THANK YOU. YOU DO SO MUCH.
- WE'LL KEEP IT UP AS LONG AS YOU DO.
- YOU'RE AN AMAZING GUY. THANK YOU.
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I LOVE THESE GUYS. I LOVE WHAT THEY DO.
I WANT TO THANK SHUTTERFLY. THEY'RE AMAZING PARTNERS.
THEY'VE HELPED US CHANGE LIVES ALL SEASON LONG.