U.S. Army veteran Patricia Golden arrived for what she thought was a routine interview. But there were signs something more was up: American flags lined the streets outside the Maitland office, and inside a red carpet led to the meeting room.

When she opened the door Monday afternoon, dozens of people shouted, “Welcome home!” Then state Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, told Golden her dilapidated family home in Eatonville would be replaced by a brand new house on the same site.

“Oh my goodness,” the 69-year-old woman screamed. “I’m just flabbergasted. I want to run. I want to shout. I’m just so appreciative and thankful.”

Building Homes for Heroes, a national organization that builds new, mortgage-free houses for disabled veterans nationwide, has a new partnership with the Greater Orlando

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