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Jul 8, 2008 6:47 am US/Mountain

Home Depot Replaces Tools Stolen From Vet

The Keils Suffer A Setback On 4th Of July

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Matt and Tracy Keil stand in front of their house a few days ago. (Photo courtesy of the Keils.)
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The Home Depot in Parker has replaced tools stolen from the home being built for a quadriplegic veteran on the Fourth of July.

Matt and Tracy Keil had the tools stolen after thieves broke into storage units on their home site in Parker and made off with homebuilding supplies and volunteer homebuilders' tools.

The site was clearly marked as the newly built home for a veteran sponsored by the national organization "Homes for our Troops."

Just one week ago, dozens of volunteers gathered for a 3 day "building brigade" and took the house from foundation to weather-secure frame. Volunteers from Pulte Home and other organizations worked non-stop through last weekend to make the Keil's dream home a reality.

Most of the supplies for the home have been donated under through "Homes for our Troops."

By the end of last weekend, the Keils were celebrating.

On Friday, everything changed when they received word that their homesite had been vandalized and materials stolen.

"This is just too much," a tearful Tracy Keil told CBS4.

The Keils were shopping Saturday when the store approached them to replace the tools. They picked up the tools on Monday.

Building is back on track and the home should be completed as planned.

Staff Sgt. Matt Keil was shot by sniper on his second tour of duty in Iraq. The injury left him completely paralyzed. He has fought back from the injury to regain very limited use of his left hand and to breathe without a ventilator. CBS4 has featured stories about his recovery since he was admitted for treatment at Craig Hospital in Englewood in May of 2007.

The Keil family has become a symbol of hope, courage and optimism to other veterans and the public in general.

On Friday their optimism was shaken by thieves who targeted a decorated veteran on the 4th of July.

Now the family is ready to move forward with construction.

Additional Resources

If you would like to send your support to Matt and Tracy Keil, you can contact them by logging on to their Caring Bridge Web site: caringbridge.org/visit/matthewkeil

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