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WHEN IT MAY RETURN AND RAIN CHANCES FOR THE WEEKEND COMING UP. >> THANK YOU. NEW AT NOON, A SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME FOR IN ARMY VETERAN AND HIS FAMILY. >> THE FAMILY RECEIVED A GIFT THAT THEY CERTAINLY WERE NOT EXPECTING >> WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A LAST-MINUTE INTERVIEW FOR THE POSSBILITY OF A FUTURE HOME TURNED OUT TO BE THE SUPRISE OF A LIFETIME AND A WARM WELCOME FOR STAFF SERGEANT JOSE JIMEMENZ. ALL SMILES THIS MORNING, AS 7 YEAR ARMY VET AND PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT JOSE JIMINEZ GOT HIS FIRST SUPRISE LOOK AT THE PLOT OF THE HOME. HE AND HIS FAMILY WILL NOW BE MOVING INTO. JIMINEZ, A VETERAN WITH DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAS SUDDENLY INJURED ON TOUR IN 2010 WHEN AN IED EXPLODED NEAR HIM. THE EXPLOSION GAVE JIMINEZ A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND TEMPORARLY CAUSE HIM TO LOSE BOTH HIS LEGS AND SIGHT. DETERMENRED TO RETURN TO HIS PLATOON JIMENEZ WAS BACK IN SERVICE A MONTH LATER. >> IT’S JUST WHAT I LOVED. TO SERVE, I DON’T KNOW ANY BETTER THING TO DO. >> NOW IN HONOR OF HIS SERIVCE THE HUSBAND, FATHER AND ARMY VET HAS A BRAND-NEW PLACE TO LIVE, AS PART OF OPERATION FINALLY HOME, AND ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES CUSTOM BUILT MORTAGE FREE HOMES FOR VETERANS. >> THE PROVISION OF A HOME PROVIDE CERTAINTY LIKE NO OTHER. THEY HAVE WEIGHT LIFTED OFF THEIR SHOULDERS. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY IF THERE WILL BE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD. NEXT IT IS AWESOME THE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS HERE. AND WE ARE FINALLY HOME. IT IS OVERWHELMING. >> THE FAMILIES HOME WILL HOPEFULLY BE FIN

Purple Heart veteran to get surprise home built for him and his family

What he thought was a last-minute interview for the possibility of a future home turned out to be the surprise of a lifetime, and a warm welcome for Staff Sgt. Jose Jimenez.Thursday morning, Jimenez got his first surprise look at the plot of the Lennar home he and his family will now be moving into.Jimenez, a Purple Heart veteran with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, was suddenly injured on tour in 2010 when an IED exploded near him. The explosion gave Jimenez a traumatic brain injury and temporarily caused him to lose both his legs and sight. Determined to return to his platoon, Jimenez was back in service a month later.”It’s just what I loved. To serve, I don’t know any better thing to do,” he said.Now in honor of his service, the husband, father and Army vet has a brand new place to live, as part of Operation Finally Home, an organization that provides custom-built mortgage-free homes for veterans.”It’s just awesome to see the community come out,” said Jimenez “It’s just overwhelming.”The Jimenez family’s new home will hopefully be finished before Christmas of this year.

WELLINGTON, Fla. —

What he thought was a last-minute interview for the possibility of a future home turned out to be the surprise of a lifetime, and a warm welcome for Staff Sgt. Jose Jimenez.

Thursday morning, Jimenez got his first surprise look at the plot of the Lennar home he and his family will now be moving into.

Jimenez, a Purple Heart veteran with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, was suddenly injured on tour in 2010 when an IED exploded near him.

The explosion gave Jimenez a traumatic brain injury and temporarily caused him to lose both his legs and sight. Determined to return to his platoon, Jimenez was back in service a month later.

“It’s just what I loved. To serve, I don’t know any better thing to do,” he said.

Now in honor of his service, the husband, father and Army vet has a brand new place to live, as part of Operation Finally Home, an organization that provides custom-built mortgage-free homes for veterans.

“It’s just awesome to see the community come out,” said Jimenez “It’s just overwhelming.”

The Jimenez family’s new home will hopefully be finished before Christmas of this year.