The nonprofit Tunnel to Towers Foundation recently paid off 21 mortgages for families of military and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
According to a press release from the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, the organization has set up the families of 17 military personnel and four law enforcement officers to live in their homes free and clear.
After the announcement, a woman whose mortgage was paid off was asked on stage how her life would change.
“There is nothing more terrifying than losing your best friend and the person who takes care of you and your children,” she said. “In this moment, I never have to worry about my children’s shelter, the place they come home to and their love, safety and the lasting memory of their father.”
Included are the families of seven fallen soldiers, six Marines, three sailors and one airman.
The fallen law enforcement officers include two sheriff’s deputies, one from Florida and the other from Oregon. Another was a K-9 officer from Pennsylvania and the other was a detective lieutenant from Tennessee.
The nonprofit operates several programs in honor of Stephen Siller, a firefighter who died in a tunnel leading to the World Trade Center while trying to rescue victims of the 9/11 attacks, according to its site web.
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