Why a house is being built on DC’s National Mall
The nonprofit Purple Heart Homes is constructing a house on the National Mall to provide accessible housing for a disabled veteran.
Purple Heart Homes is a nonprofit that provides safe, accessible housing for disabled veterans. The home being built on the National Mall is for 76-year-old Marine Corps Veteran James Taylor.
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