Operation Code Vet rallies local businesses to help veteran who lost home in fire Operation code vet stepped in with local businesses to help a local veteran. and last updated 2021-02-19 18:47:33-05 BRANDON, Fla. â Air Force veteran Jerry Wooten and his wife lost their home in March of 2020 after a fire that spread from their neighborâs home. The walls were still standing but most of the rest of the house was ruined by the fire. "I lost virtually everything I had," said Wooten. In fact, Wooten, who worked as a missionary in Honduras says only one thing was untouched.