. >> reporter: coins, plaquesmedals, even a piece of the bullet that changed his -- plaques, medals, even a piece of the bullet that changed his life forever. >> i went to pick myself up off the ground and i couldn't move my legs. that's when i knew uh-oh, that things are pretty rough. >> reporter: the more family likes this rental home the more they would move into their homes. and when they got here they noticed that it wasn't perfect as they needed to put in the ramps to get up into the homes with a few other things they really wanted to change and they just couldn't until they got a break from an organization called homes for our troops. that is going to provide them a forever home. some time next year. >> they've been amazing through the whole thing and that it is just so great that they would need to find them through the hospital. not a lot of people would know troops is a non-profit that will build their mortgage free especially adapted homes nationwide for severely injured veterans post-9/11. the veterans just like carl who gave this nation his all and now he's giving back w