Tailshot Road in Naperville was overtaken by a sea of blue Wednesday morning as dozens of people in Pulte Homes jackets filled the sidewalk, joined by marching flag bearers and honking vehicles.

A golf cart pulled up to a two-story house dotted with balloons and American flags and a man stepped out, overtaken by tears and excitement.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tomee Phetsisouk was seeing for the first time the newly-built house that would be his new home.

Nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes worked with residential builder PulteGroup to construct the mortgage-free residence presented to Phetsisouk and his family. It is the 102nd home built for a veteran by PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program, which partners with Building Homes to provide new houses to people injured while serving in th

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