Macomb Daily article with photos and video:
Shelby Township neighbors welcome disabled vet to ‘dream home’
Shelby-Utica Patch article with photos and video:
Wounded Warrior and Family Move into Shelby Township ‘Dream Home’
Shelby TV's "Shelby This Week (1.18.2013)" (13:00 through 14:40 minutes)
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Below are photos I took today of the Key Ceremony (
see related post) and welcome given to Sergeant First Class (ret.) Anthony Patchell, his fiancee Amanda and their daughters Molly, Emily and Grace.
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| 1:34 PM - the family, along with their possessions, arrive in front of their new home on Heyward St. while about thirty of their new neighbors wait to greet them. |
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| Anthony, Amanda, Molly, Emily, Grace and their two retired service dogs make their way up the driveway as media reporters observe and record. |
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| Jeff Kacerek, the Chase Bank representative, presents them with the key to their new home.... |
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| ..... and offers his congratulations. |
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| Meadows neighbors present Anthony and Amanda with a welcoming gift and fruit basket. |
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| Anthony and Amanda are all smiles. |
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| A good-sized crowd was on-hand to welcome the family to our neighborhood. |
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| Anthony and Amanda thanked everyone for the warm welcome they received. |
