George Strait gave a couple a massive, life changing gift during a show in Las Vegas on December second. When during the concert, that took place at T-Mobile Arena, Strait presented U.S. Army Sergeant Mike Hulsey and his wife Meaghan a mortgage free home. The house was gifted to the couple via the Military Warriors Support Foundation and in a video that was filmed at the concert, Strait welcomed the CEO of the foundation, Retired Lt. General Leroy Sisco, and the Hulseys to the stage.
The CEO explained that Hulsey, a Purple Heart recipient, had been shot in the leg and “blown up three different times” with an IED while in battle. Stating, “He shattered his backbone, his neck and all that, And for all that to be fixed, [the doctors] had to replace his hips, both of them. And he did all of that for our freedom.” Sisco and Strait then gifted the hero and his wife the home and the family was presented with a decorative key, and Hulsey raised the key in the air as the crowd cheered on.
Wells Fargo also took part, donating the home through the Homes4WoundedHeroes program. Sisco shared that the program has so far benefited more than 110 veterans and to mark the accomplishment, Sisco gave Strait a custom belt buckle with the names of each veteran the singer has helped so far. Sisco concluded in saying, “God bless our heroes, God bless George Strait, God bless Texas and God bless America.”
Strait, a veteran himself, has served as the spokesman for the Military Warriors Support Foundation and has also been awarding homes to combat wounded veterans and Gold Star Families for ten years.
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