Matt and Tracy Keil got a big surprise at American Military Family's Hoe-Down for Heroes on Saturday August 11. After a wonderful evening of dinner and tributes with dozens of military families present, Tom Tarver called Matt and Tracy up to the podium and announced that they were selected by Homes for the Troops, who, with Pulte Homes will build a new home for the couple. Debbie Quackenbush of AMF worked with the Keils to apply to Homes for our Troops, who provides specially adapted homes for our severely wounded service members of our military. Homes for Our Troops contacted Pulte Homes, who jumped on the opportunity to help.

Tracy says on her blog, "I know that we are both so very lucky to have each other, and equally lucky to have all of you helping support us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you don't know what this means to us."

Matt was injured in Iraq on February 24, 2007. He was shot by a sniper in the right side of his neck, which severed his spine, clipped an artery and his left lung and exited out of the left side of his back. Matt is quadriplegic, however recently he has regained movement in his arm.

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