Disabled Sun Prairie soldier gets new mortgage-free home

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A Sun Prairie soldier who was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan will soon have a new, wheelchair-accessible home, as part of a unique, home-building campaign based in Massachusetts.

Staff Sgt. Charles Isaacson was just five days from coming home from his eighth tour of duty, when the mishap occurred.

He suffered two collapsed lungs, a broken leg and spinal injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down.

The house will be mortgage-free because Homes for Our Troops uses private donations to buy land and materials.

The organization also recruits local contractors to donate labor and expertise.

Spokesman Tom Benoit says his group believes that the wounded soldier has already paid a very high price for the home they’re being given.

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