A retired Army specialist from Western New York is days away from receiving a mortgage-free, accessible home — built by 200 volunteers from across the country.
Nathan Kalwicki, who was born in Buffalo and raised in West Falls, joined the Army at 18 in 2010. Just one year into his service, he was seriously injured during a patrol in Afghanistan.
“Before I knew what happened, I was, basically, on the ground in the dirt, and I heard gunshots and felt, you know, the burning. I knew I’d been shot,” Kalwicki said…