PulteGroup Dedicates New Mortgage-Free Home in Southwest Florida to U.S. Army Veteran and Family
- PulteGroup has donated 77 mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families, totaling more than $35 million in value.
- The company worked with Building Homes for Heroes® to identify recipients for the homes.
- SFC Lucio Gaytan, a deserving veteran, received a fully furnished home with personalized rooms for his children.
- PulteGroup's CEO expressed gratitude to the entire Southwest Florida team and trade partners for their support.
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For the last decade, PulteGroup’s Built to Honor® program has built and donated new homes to injured military personnel across the country
“Lucio has given so much of himself to this country and we are proud to honor him,” said Josh Graeve, president of PulteGroup’s Southwest Florida Division. “We hope this home creates a lifetime of new and happy memories for Lucio and his family.”
Attended by more than 250 guests, including PulteGroup employees and trade partners,
“I stand before you as humble as I can be and grateful and thankful for my family,” SFC Gaytan said before the ribbon cutting for his home. “This is a great honor. A great weight from my shoulders has come off knowing that my family is going to be OK. Allowing us to do this is like a reset so we can start moving forward."
Since launching Built to Honor in 2013, PulteGroup has donated 77 mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families, totaling more than
“Our Built to Honor program is a way for us to show our gratitude to the heroes who have given so much in service to our nation,” said PulteGroup President and CEO Ryan Marshall. “This home would not be possible without the tremendous efforts and dedication of our entire
Army Sergeant First Class Lucio Gaytan joined the military in 1996 and served for more than two decades. While training for a deployment to
For his service to his country, SFC Gaytan has been awarded several military honors, including the Bronze Star Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ 4 Campaign Stars, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
SFC Gaytan has undergone many medical procedures to help with his injuries, but still suffers from chronic pain and a traumatic brain injury (TBI), hearing loss and tinnitus. Despite his injuries, SFC Gaytan is a participant in adaptive sports, such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair football, and has even taken part in the Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games for Team SOCOM.
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 76 homes, gifting more than
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