Army Staff Sgt. Travis Strong can look forward to a real Colorado homecoming this year, returning to the state where he lived for six months as a 6-year-old.
But when the Army veteran, who lost both legs in Iraq in 2006, returns, it will be to a new house provided free because Denver is the host of the Democratic National Convention in August.
The national nonprofit Homes for Our Troops is building homes for wounded veterans in Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul, host of the GOP confab, with the help of the political parties, credit unions and the National Journal.
The Denver groundbreaking will be next month or early April.
John Dill, president and chief executive of the Credit Union Association of Colorado and its Wyoming counterpart, said credit union employees and members would work to raise donations and help build the home when a Denver site is selected.
Strong will live in Denver with his wife, Misty; daughter, Brianna, 8; and son, Sean, 6.
