power. a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? the rococo building, completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. detroit, 2013. charlie is a writer, journalist, television reporter. he grew up here. it used to be 2 million
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it s my mission to help veterans get the support and the home they need from their communities. this is the young man why we re all here today. it s just getting the community engaged around a couple of simple changes to someone s house, or an entire house built from the ground-up. we want to make their life easier, safer, just better. i could not get my wheelchair in and out my front door because i had steps with no handrail. and it made me less of a social person. we were able to build a deck and a ramp. there used to be a concrete sidewalk here. we busted that up, got it out of here. it doesn t sound like a lot, but the impact that it made was tremendous. and their emotions are being rehabbed as well. they made me realize the challenges that i ve had to
person. we re able to build a deck and a ramp. there used to be a concrete sidewalk here. we busted that up, got it out of here. doesn t sound like a lot, but the impact that it made was tremendous and their emotions are being rehabbed as well. they made me realize the challenges that i ve had to endure meant something. it jump-started me back into life. purple heart homes said welcome home. it s great to be home after 40 years. regardless of when you serve, where you serve, we re all the same. we re all veterans. they just need to know that somebody does care about them. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming cnn hero,
it s my mission to help veterans get the support and the home they need from their communities. this is the young man why we re all here today. it s just getting the community engaged around a couple of simple changes to someone s house, or an entire house built from the ground-up. we want to make their life easier, safer, just better. i could not get my wheelchair in and out my front door because i had steps with no handrail. and it made me less of a social person. we were able to build a deck and a ramp. there used to be a concrete sidewalk here. we busted that up, got it out of here. it doesn t sound like a lot, but the impact that it made was tremendous. and their emotions are being rehabbed as well. they made me realize the challenges that i ve had to endure meant something.