By Richard Irwin
Thursdayās Rose Parade centered on lives reflecting the theme of āInspiring Stories.ā Leading the way was posthumous Grand Marshal Louis Zamperini whose amazing life is chronicled in the recently released Angelina Jolie film āUnbroken.ā
Other American heroes with inspiring stories in the parade, ranged from wounded veterans and organ donors to Special Olympians and plucky high school musicians.
But only one hero received the keys to a new home. That was retired Army Sgt. Dominic Perrotte III. He thought he was only riding in the 126th Rose Parade as a representative of American service men and women around the world.
But Perrotte and his family got much more, when Wells Fargo & Company and the Military Warriors Support Foundation gave him a mortgage-free home in Virginia.
The family learned of the gift in a ceremony at the end of the Rose Parade. Tim Sloan, senior executive vice president of Wells Fargo, presented the teary-eyed family with a large red ceremonial house key.
āIn honor of your service, Wells Fargo and the Military Warriors Support Foundation would like to present you with the 200th home that Wells Fargo has provided to veterans since 2013,ā Sloan said as Kayla grabbed her husbandās arm and began to cry.
āSgt. Perrotte, Kayla, hereās the key to your new home in Hampton, Virginia, thank you for your service.ā
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