WORCESTER, Mass. - A nonprofit is giving back to a local veteran injured while serving the country.

Greeted by cheers, an escort of local police, fire and motorcycles welcomed Craig Brady Saturday morning. Homes For Our Troops is building Marine Sgt. Brady a special home with more than 40 special adaptations to help him with his injuries. 

Brady was conducting a battle damage assessment with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, when he was wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan. He lost his right leg below the knee and also had injuries to his back and left forearm. 

His new home will have wider doorways for wheelchair access, a roll-in shower, and an adapted kitchen, all free of charge for Brady. Saturday, a community kickoff was hosted to celebrate at South High School in Worcester.

"It's great it's more than just something special it's life-changing to get a special adaptive home words can't really put it into perspective," Brady said.

"I'm very excited and I feel very honored to be the owners of this new home and it will mean great things for the future of our family," said Brady's wife Catie.

"So while we are a charity, we don't think what we do is charity," said HFOT president and CEO Tom Lamdwermeyer. "We treat our mission as the moral obligation of the citizens of our country to repay a very small portion of a debt that can never be completely repaid to these veterans and their families. They all voluntarily serve, we haven't had a draft since '73. They went downrange in the blink of an eye, their lives and their family's lives changing forever. It's our county's responsibility to take care of these veterans."

Since 2004, Homes For Our Troops has built nearly 390 homes for post-9/11 veterans. Funds are raised throughout the community with special events and donations. 

Sgt. Brady's home is currently under construction in Holden. It's expected to be finished later this year.