By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
A helping hand for a hero
Homes for Our Troops hands Staff Sgt. Scott Millican the keys to a new home
031012 HOMES FOR TROOPS 02
United States Army Staff Sgt. Scott Millican receives a steady stream of house-warming well-wishers, including First Sgt. David Kaiser, left, whom Millican served under at Fort Stewart. Millican was the latest severely injured soldier to receive a specially adapted home from the Homes for Our Troops organization.
A motorcade of flag-bearing motorcycles and sheriff’s patrol cars escorted Army Staff Sgt. Scott Millican to the new house built for him by Homes for Our Troops.At the end of a lane in the rural outskirts of Statesboro, a couple hundred people gathered for a special housewarming event Saturday morning. Among them were the mayor, a former sergeant major of the Army, a member of Congress, Fort Stewart’s color guard and more of those flag-flying motorcyclists known as the Patriot Guard Riders.Called a “key ceremony,” it’s the sort of welcome that Homes for Our Troops, a national, charitable nonprofit, likes to give the wounded warriors who receive ownership of the homes at no cost. Millican’s is the 109th house the organization has built.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter