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Discovery thats answered many questions about who they were. were the builder of the pyramids israelites? >> at all, no. >> everybody thinks they are. >> this is not true. this is an idea that maybe you think about it because you never studied anything. >> while hes setting me straight -- my son darrius is checking out one of the tombs. >> thats his son, who wants a bird. and he gets a bird. see now the storys over. >> maybe we should leave the hieroglyphics to the experts, but before the doctor...

Discovery thats answered many questions about who they were. were the builder of the pyramids israelites? >> at all, no. >> everybody thinks they are. >> this is not true. this is an idea that maybe you think about it because you never studied anything. >> while hes setting me straight -- my son, darrius, is checking out one of the tombs. >> thats his son, who wants a bird. and he gets a bird. see now the storys over. >> maybe we should leave the hieroglyphics to the experts. but before the doct...

How are you? >> good to see you again. >> good to see you too. >> once we know that we have a builder and everything in place to start a new home, we contact the v.a. caseworkers. they have been dealing with these families for sometimes two and three years. and they really know the ones that are moving forward with their lives and not letting these challenges bring them down. >> i always like hearing about the new ones. >> yeah. weve got several coming up. >> were going to have a build -- if yal...

That will be the next interview, with our builder up there. >> awesome. >> you have a good day. >> thank yall so much for coming out. one of the things i look at is how he looks at her and how she looks at him, you know, and how they connect. and you could see theres a lot of love. you can see that. >> unfortunately, the easiest part of it is finding families. the hardest one is deciding which one to build for. >> we give the homes away in a way thats a little different from other organizations ...

We told him he was coming to dallas for a final interview. >> everybody, the veteran is at the center. theyre going to be heading this way shortly. >> this is alan, our builder. >> hey. how are you? nice to meet you. >> we have to kind of lie to the guys. for a lack of a better way of saying it. >> instead of making you wait here, what id like to do is take your mom -- let me take your mom and dad in my truck. ill follow -- im going to put alan with you and were going to follow you and show you ...

An amputation on my left leg below the knee. >> he could do lunch with the guys and kind of talk to them and thank them for building his home. >> back in 2009, i was still full-time build er, and trying o grow operation finally home. and it just got to be too much. and i met this wonderful guy that was working for another non-profit. we just hit it off. >> well, im going to pass the ball to dan, so i have no problem doing that. dans marching orders to me were i want to go national. i want to exp...

With that said, what would it mean to you if yall were awarded a new home? >> for me, especially the kids, its like you get moved from here to there, here to there, here to there. it would be nice to take a breath. >> i think we would be at peace, because right now everything is up in the air. everything is -- you know. i dont know. i think it would be a big weight off our shoulders. >> well, we found out when a veteran comes home, its a ripple effect. we have family members developing secondary...

Know, i know that youre sacrificing a lot for him to go off and do what he does. with that said, what would it mean to you if yall were awarded a new home? >> for me, especially the kids, its like you get moved from here to there, here to there, here to there. it would be nice to take a breath. >> i think we would be at peace, because right now everything is up in the air. i dont know, i think it would be a big weight off our shoulders. >> well, we found out when a veteran comes home, its a ripp...

Systems. in 2010, dan would be selected as one of the top cnn heroes and the floodgate would open. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present cnn hero dan wallrath. >> i really believe in my heart cnn is probably the biggest thing that ever happened to us. >> the true heroes are service men and women who stand in harms way every day to protect our freedoms. >> its opened up a lot of doors. its opened up a lot of opportunities. we went from four homes and one remodel in 2009 to over 80 ho...

>> everybody, the veteran is at the center. theyre going to be heading this way shortly. >> this is alan, our builder. >> hey. how are you? nice to meet you. >> we have to kind of lie to the guys. >> instead of making you wait here, what id like to do is take your mom -- let me take your mom and dad in my truck. ill follow -- im going to put alan with you and were going to follow you and show you around the development. >> he wanted to know if he could bring his mom and dad with him. and so of c...