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"Gulfport Navy veteran receives mortgage-free home on Veterans Day"

"Mississippi News Hub graphic: a new home for a veteran — Navy veteran Maggie Coleman gets the keys Nov. 11 to a mortgage-free four-bedroom home in Gulfport"

A Gulfport Navy veteran and her two children get the keys to a brand-new, mortgage-free home on Veterans Day.

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Maggie Coleman served 13 years in the Navy, with deployments in Italy and Kuwait. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, her family receives a 2,000-square-foot home with four bedrooms and three bathrooms in the Hidden Trails community, a permanent place to put down roots in her home state.

The gift is the 23rd home Meritage Homes has donated through Operation Homefront's Permanent Homes for Veterans program, which moves veteran and military families into permanent housing. Meritage and Operation Homefront host the key ceremony.

"I want this home to be a place where my kids and I can share stories and make memories," Coleman said.

Source: Meritage Homes and Operation Homefront announcement

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