A story of hope and determination. A 92-year-old Korean War veteran in Harnett County now knows what it feels like to own a home.
GOVERNOR. GO TO WRAL DOT COM AND LOOK AT THE NC CAPITOL SECTION. NEW TONIGHT, A STORY OF HOPE AND OF DETERMINATION. 92 YEAR-OLD KOREAN FOR VETERAN IN HARNETT COUNTY NOW KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. >> TO OWN A HOME. THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM BARNES SHARED THIS VIDEO WITH US AS HE TOURED HIS VERY FIRST HOME IN DOESN’T VARY IS OUTSIDE THE HOME. HE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY WITH THE HELP A VA BENEFITS. HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE ROOMS, CHECKING EVERYONE OUT AFTER RENTING ANOTHER HOME FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. BARNES LEARNED HE NEEDED TO MOVE OUT. BARNES AND HIS DAUGHTER TOLD US THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A HOME IN THIS REALLY TOUGH HOUSING MARKET BY FAITH. >> IT’S A LESS. AND JUST TO BE HERE TODAY AND ALL THESE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. AND ALTHOUGH THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE. >> FOR THIS TO >> IT IS STILL SINKING THE E AND IT IS. SO GRATIFYING. IT’S BETTER. THEN CHRISTMAS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL >> YOU SAW THE COMMUNITY. THEY’RE STEPPING UP EVEN HAD OKAY TO EAT AS YOU MOVE INTO HIS KITCHEN. WE’RE SO HAPPY FOR MISTER BARNES. WE’RE TOLD HE SETTLED IN NICELY TONIGHT. BY THE WAY, HE IS AN ARMY VETERAN. CONGRATULATIONS, MISTER BARNES AND NOBLE. THE HEARTWARMING STORY. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO WELL DESERVED TO KNOW THAT HE IS LIVE A VERY LONG LIFE. HE
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