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CNN Gives Disabled Veteran Surprise of a Lifetime

By Jordan Chariton 

Military HomeDisabled veteran Sgt. Perry Haley received a great surprise on CNN this afternoon when Brooke Baldwin announced he and his family would be getting a new home.

Before the segment, Baldwin teased an Oprah-like moment.

After talking to Perry about his injuries sustained in Iraq—along with his wife’s cancer afterward—Baldwin introduced a surprise. Onto the set walked representatives from Operation Finally Home and home building company Pulte Group, telling the Haley’s they will be receiving a brand new mortgage-free home.

“We were picked?” one of the Haley’s three kids on-set asked mom.  Baldwin tells TVNewser the segment was one of her most special moments at CNN.

“I wanted to shout to the family and kids: You get a house! You get a house! You get a house!” Baldwin tells TVNewser. “I mean… how awesome was that? And the family could not have been more grateful. Definitely one of the coolest surprises I’ve ever been a part of on CNN. We need to do that again…”

And veterans on social media appreciated the gesture.

 

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