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A PAINT COMPANY IS GIVING
VETERANS MORE THAN JUST A
TOUCH UP WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR HOMES. JORDAN BURGESS
IS LIVE WITH THE STORY OF ONE
MAN'S STRUGGLE... AND HOW THE
COMPANY IS TRYING TO MAKE HIS
HOUSE AND LIFE.. A LITTLE
BRIGHTER.
THEY FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR THE
RED WHITE AND BLUE. NOW
THEY'RE GETTING SOME DIFFERENT
COLORS IN RETURN.
LIKE THE WALLS INSIDE HIS
MORE THAN 100 YEAR OLD
HOUSE..KEVIN SAURIOL HAS SEEN
A LOT OVER THE YEARS. LIFE
HAS LEFT ITS MARKS ON BOTH OF
THEM. BUT NOW EACH HAS A
CHANCE AT A FRESH START.
THEY'RE REALLY GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND HERE. BRUSH STROKES
IN MANY WAYS LIFE IS A SERIES
OF BRUSH STROKES. SOME COLOR
US MORE THAN OTHERS. FOR
KEVIN IT WAS HIS TOUR OF DUTY
IN IRAQ. THE BLASTS FROM
MULTIPLE ROAD SIDE BOMBINGS
HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM
TO EVEN MEMORIZE HIS OWN PHONE
NUMBER. BUT THE WAR TOOK
MUCH MORE THAN JUST HIS
MEMORIES. I GOT STUCK. I
BARELY LEFT MY ROOM. I DRANK
MYSELF INTO A STUPOR EVERY
NIGHT. I REALLY HAD NO
DIRECTION. BUT KEVIN HAS
WORKED TO PAINT A NEW PICTURE
FOR HIMSELF. HE'S RAISING
THREE KIDS TOGETHER WITH HIS
FIANCEE AND A YEAR AND A HALF
AGO HE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN
JACKSON CENTER. LIKE HIM..IT
NEEDED A FRESH COAT OF PAINT.
IT'S GOT CHARACTER..LET'S JUST
SAY THAT. THAT'S WHERE
BENJAMIN MOORE COMES IN. THEY
WANT TO SPOOF IT UP BUT IT
WOULD TAKE A LONG LONG TIME
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
AS PART OF ITS COLOR CARE
ACROSS AMERICA CAMPAIGN..THE
COMPANY IS PAINTING THE HOME
OF ONE VETERAN IN EACH STATE.
KEVIN'S HOUSE IS THE FIRST.
IT JUST LIFTS THEIR SPIRITS.
IT MAKES THEM HAPPY THAT WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
KEVIN'S HOUSE WAS PICKED FOR
THE PAINT JOB IN PART BECAUSE
OF THE THANK YOU FOUNDATION.
THE FOUNDATION HAD ALREADY
HELPED KEVIN WITH SOMETHING
ELSE. THIS MEMORIAL IN FRONT
OF HIS HOME. IT'S FOR THREE
OF KEVIN'S FRIENDS WHO NEVER
MADE IT BACK. YOU
SEE..WHETHER YOU'RE PAINTING
OVER WALLS OR THE PAST..SOME
SPOTS ARE HARDER TO REACH THAN
OTHERS. IT NEVER SEEMS TO
QUITE GO AWAY. MEMORIES ARE A
FUNNY THING. THEY DON'T FADE
AS QUICKLY AS YOU'D LIKE
SOMETIMES.
THE BIG REVEAL FOR KEVIN'S
HOME IS FRIDAY AT ELEVEN IN
JACKSON CENTER. REPORTING
LIVE..JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.
MORE THAN A MILLION OHIO
