Michigan Division Breaks Ground on Mortgage-Free Home for Marine Veteran Daniel Rea
You may recall the emotional Built to Honor surprise we recently shared from our Michigan Division. Well, our Michigan teammates gathered once again to celebrate another milestone in U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Daniel Rea’s journey to homeownership: the official groundbreaking of his future mortgage-free home.
The special day began with an escorted procession led by Rolling Thunder, Patriot Guard Riders, Wixom Police, Wixom Fire and other first responders, as employees, trade partners, veterans and supporters lined the streets waving flags and cheering Daniel and his family on.
The Macomb County Honor Guard presented the colors during the national anthem, while veterans from nearby Del Webb Kensington Ridge attended in support of Daniel and his family. Speakers included Wixom Mayor Pat Beagle, former Built to Honor recipient retired U.S. Air Force MSgt. Paulus Obey, Michigan Division President Kevin Christofferson and Building Homes for Heroes representative Tracy White.
The ceremony concluded with the official groundbreaking alongside Daniel and his family, marking the beginning of a new chapter. In one of the day’s most meaningful moments, veterans in attendance presented Daniel with military service challenge coins. The unplanned gesture served as a powerful reminder that Built to Honor is about more than building homes. It is about honoring service, fostering connection and surrounding deserving veterans and their families with a community that cares.
About Built to Honor®
For the last decade, PulteGroup’s Built to Honor® program has recognized and thanked returning military personnel who have been injured during their term of service by providing mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families. Launched in 2013, the program has built and donated over 100 homes, gifting more than $40 million in value, across the country. Built to Honor works in partnership with nonprofit organizations to identify veteran candidates. For more information about Built to Honor, go to builttohonor.org. Follow Built to Honor on Twitter: @BuiltToHonor and Facebook.com/BuiltToHonor.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies with operations in more than 40 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup’s purpose is building incredible places where people can live their dreams.
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