Published May 29, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT
Amputee Nathan Kalwicki lost his leg during routine army mission in Afghanistan in 2011
Disabled U.S. Army veteran Nathan Kalwicki never thought he'd be a mortgage-free new construction homeowner. An amputee from western New York, who was injured in Afghanistan in 2011, is set to move into a new accessibility-built home at the end of May thanks to the national nonprofit organization A Soldier's Journey Home. “This is basically a dream come true, I don’t really have words to describe it,” Kalwicki said, in a testimonial for the organization, posted online and reviewed by Military.com. “I’m really looking forward to establishing roots in the community with my wife.”
Kalwicki's new construction, mortgage-free home in western New York will be finished at the end of May (ASJH).
A Soldier’s Journey Home is an organization that unites first responders, veterans and others from all over the nation to build specially adapted, mortgage-free homes for veterans with disabilities. Kalwicki says he was connected to the organization through a third party.
