BILLINGS - It was a moment of surprise for Cheryl and Marty Ash when they discovered they had won something big.

“Amazement. I couldn’t believe it,” Marty Ash said Tuesday.

The Ash family, who live in Billings Heights, won a free roof courtesy of Montana-based YellowBall Roofing and Solar.

Watch the reaction of the Ashes getting a free roof: Montana veteran surprised with free roof from a local company

YellowBall's campaign, “Nominate a Veteran”, ran through August, and the award was announced on Tuesday.

“It was just like we knew we were in the running, but we had no idea. So, it was a total surprise, especially seeing all the people,” Ash said.

The nomination came at a lucky time. The Ashes received their deductible from their insurance, but it didn't cover the full cost of

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