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DUNCANSVILLE -- Wiping away tears, Hollidaysburg native Jeff Campbell, his wife, Aimee, and their four children broke ground Wednesday on the future location of their new home.

The home was paid for by local businesses and the Helping a Hero Program.

"The way the community has come together to help me and my family is just wonderful," Jeff Campbell said.

Campbell suffers from multiple sclerosis due to exposure to an unknown substance during his time in the Navy. This crippling disease makes performing everyday tasks a challenge.

"I watched my husband fall down the steps three times because he couldn't feel his feet. As a wife, you feel kind of helpless, how. How do you...

DUNCANSVILLE -- Navy veteran Jeff Campbell and his family received the keys to a new house built for them through an organization called Helping A Hero.

Campbell served as a nuclear electrician on the USS George Washington.

He now suffers from multiple sclerosis due to prolonged exposure to an unknown substance during his service.

Helping A Hero, a Houston-based nonprofit organization presented keys to Campbell and his family to its second specially adapted home in Pennsylvania.

The house is specially constructed to fit the family's needs.

Campbell said his condition can make getting around the house and doing things that most might take for granted extremely...