PEPPERELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A deserving veteran in Pepperell received the gift of a lifetime.
Several veteran organizations teaming up with 1-a auto to donate a new car to Carl Morgan.
“It’s everything I need for my kids and my family. It’s amazing. I couldn’t ask for anything more,” he said. “It’s just exactly what I needed.”
Morgan works as a janitor at Lowell High School but, before that, he served as a Marine. It was during that time he suffered a traumatic brain injury after his tank was hit by a roadside bomb.
“We understand how difficult it is for our veterans and we wanted to give back,” Rick Green, Founder and CEO of A1 Auto said.
With a growing family, Morgan needed to get around so he reached out to a friend from the military.
“I was talking with one of my veteran buddies and I said, ‘If you see a car that’s cheap, $2000 to $2500 let me know,” he explained.
That friend went above and beyond and connected Morgan with a group that helps veterans get cars for free.
He said this gift will help him and his family get a fresh start.
“It just gives me my sense of independence since I haven’t had a car in a while,” Morgan said.
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