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Away from home for long periods of time. serving in the military, for example. tonight we meet some great neighbors who have taken it upon themselves to help by putting their hearts into it. nbc's janet shamlian has our season of kindness report. >> reporter: the noise of construction in a salt lake city neighborhood is the sound of kindness. landscaping, painting, woodwork, an extreme makeover for an iraq war veteran and his family who have no idea it's happening. >> when they walk in, it should be a complete surprise to them. >> reporter: greg adamson runs heart to home, helping families who...

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People. the money for that dried up with our california economy going south. and when they go off their meds, then they go back to the behavior that leads to a law enforcement solution. >> that was not the place for him to get the help he needed. >> reporter: catherine wooten of los angeles called 911 for help from her 23-year-old son terrence suffered a mental breakdown in october of 2011. >> the police came and i thought that they were going to take him to the hospital but he wound up in county jail. >> reporter: police tell us with few mental health beds available at state facilities, they ...

Injuries he treats-- fewer bullet wounds and many more from roadside bombs and heavy weapons. >> the weapons which are now used much more powerful and destructive than those that were available ten or 15 years ago. >> reporter: this year, the hospital has treated nearly 2,000 patients, an all-time high-- the vast majority, civilians. and this is from shrapnel? five-year-old shayr mohammed's wrist was fractured and his arm burned when he was hit by shrapnel. his injuries have healed well. not all children are so lucky. this young boy had picked up what he thought was a toy, and it exploded in h...