OLD FORT, N.C. —

A Vietnam War veteran is finally getting a home one year after Hurricane Helene destroyed his property.

David Hostettor was smiling from ear to ear Tuesday as he was surprised with a brand new temporary tiny home. A year ago, Hurricane Helene made his hand-built home uninhabitable.

"Everything is just totally soaked and black mold up to here, and it's just not livable," he says.

His story reached the ears of Isaac Guffey, a member of the Pay It Forward Network in Old Fort.

"There's still houses being built. Some of us were getting ready. We got some decks that we got to build for other veterans. Then also we're getting ready to start a bridge project, too, so they can actually have access to their home. They haven't been to their house in over a year," Guffey says.

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