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Lawrenceville Family Gets Surprise from Operation Homefront, NBC's Al Roker

The family will now have a new home courtesy of Operation Homefront and Wells Fargo.

One Lawrenceville military family received a surprise Tuesday beyond any of their expectations.

Operation Homefront and NBC "Today Show" host Al Roker visited Lawrenceville to bestow a new home to Marine Sgt. Corey Bowen, his wife and four children, according to 11Alive.

Bowen has done several tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and survived roadside bombs. Now, he will benefit from the goodwill of Operation Homefront, which received the home from Wells Fargo, as reported on 11Alive.

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Operation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to military men and women, and their families.

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