It's been a long road to recovery for one soldier wounded in the Fort Hood shootings and tonight the country will finally be able to see his story unfold. Volunteers, family and friends all gathered in Salado's Silver Spur Theatre to watch an episode of ABC's hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" that featured Staff Sgt. Patrick Ziegler. "First it was waiting to move the Zieglers in and now it's to really see the whole story, how it's portrayed. There's a lot as volunteers that we are working, working, working, and we don't even know what happened," said Susan Putscher, volunteer builder.
"It will be interesting to see how it all gets put together in one short hour when really it took 24 hours a day every week," said Dirk Sylvester, volunteer builder. Sylvester drove in from Austin with Mary Elizabeth Daniel to help build the home back in December. Daniel says it was an amazing experience and she was glad she could be a part of it. "To see them in their home and so much love built that home so much so it will be exciting, it will definitely be a tear jerker," said Daniel. Ziegler and his wife Jessica were chosen by the show to receive a new home after he survived being shot four times during the Fort Hood massacre. They have been living in their new home for a little more than two months now and Ziegler says they love it.
"It really feels like home already and we are there as much as we can be, which is not too much right now. I'm still doing treatments down in San Antonio so we enjoy the time we have at home a lot," said Patrick Ziegler.
When the Zieglers arrived to the watch party, both Patrick and Jessica Ziegler told News Channel 25 they appreciate the love and support they have received from the Salado community and volunteers who helped them make their dream possible. "I'm really happy we can be here in Salado and watch it with everybody and get to meet more people who volunteered and contributed so it's exciting," said Jessica Ziegler. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" also gave the Zieglers a military wedding which was included in the episode that aired Sunday night. So just before the Zieglers took their seat, News Channel 25 asked what their thoughts were on having their wedding on national television.
"It really felt right that we got to share that with Fort Hood and the community," said Jessica Ziegler.
"I just love her so much and I don't care who knows it so everybody can cry but I'm not going to cry because I was there," joked Patrick Ziegler. The theatre staff lined the seats with packets of tissues just incase members of the audience happened to shed a few tears during the episode. After the show finished, News Channel 25 learned "Operation Finally Home" announced they will be building a home for another wounded soldier next door to the Zieglers.
"It will be interesting to see how it all gets put together in one short hour when really it took 24 hours a day every week," said Dirk Sylvester, volunteer builder. Sylvester drove in from Austin with Mary Elizabeth Daniel to help build the home back in December. Daniel says it was an amazing experience and she was glad she could be a part of it. "To see them in their home and so much love built that home so much so it will be exciting, it will definitely be a tear jerker," said Daniel. Ziegler and his wife Jessica were chosen by the show to receive a new home after he survived being shot four times during the Fort Hood massacre. They have been living in their new home for a little more than two months now and Ziegler says they love it.
"It really feels like home already and we are there as much as we can be, which is not too much right now. I'm still doing treatments down in San Antonio so we enjoy the time we have at home a lot," said Patrick Ziegler.
When the Zieglers arrived to the watch party, both Patrick and Jessica Ziegler told News Channel 25 they appreciate the love and support they have received from the Salado community and volunteers who helped them make their dream possible. "I'm really happy we can be here in Salado and watch it with everybody and get to meet more people who volunteered and contributed so it's exciting," said Jessica Ziegler. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" also gave the Zieglers a military wedding which was included in the episode that aired Sunday night. So just before the Zieglers took their seat, News Channel 25 asked what their thoughts were on having their wedding on national television.
"It really felt right that we got to share that with Fort Hood and the community," said Jessica Ziegler.
"I just love her so much and I don't care who knows it so everybody can cry but I'm not going to cry because I was there," joked Patrick Ziegler. The theatre staff lined the seats with packets of tissues just incase members of the audience happened to shed a few tears during the episode. After the show finished, News Channel 25 learned "Operation Finally Home" announced they will be building a home for another wounded soldier next door to the Zieglers.
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