Extreme Home Makeover for Soldier wounded at Ft Hood
Posted: December 7, 2010 3:34 pm
SALADO, Texas – A soldier who was severely wounded in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood and his fiancee are getting the house of their dreams, courtesy of the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and an army of volunteers working this week.
Staff Sgt. Patrick Zeigler, who returned home from Iraq two weeks prior to the shooting, was hit four times in last year's attack and suffered a nearly fatal wound to his head.
He spent the next 10 months battling for his life with his fiancee, Jessica Hansen, by his side. Hansen, a neuropsychology major, put her college degree on hold to aid Zeigler in his recovery, according to information from the show
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Staff Sgt. Patrick Zeigler, who returned home from Iraq two weeks prior to the shooting, was hit four times in last year's attack and suffered a nearly fatal wound to his head.
He spent the next 10 months battling for his life with his fiancee, Jessica Hansen, by his side. Hansen, a neuropsychology major, put her college degree on hold to aid Zeigler in his recovery, according to information from the show
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