Operation Homefront awards house to vet in Las Vegas — VIDEO

Operation Homefront with Chase bank awards a mortgage-free home to Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer.

Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer and his daughter Rilee, 5, look over a mortgage-free home the veteran received from Operation Homefront and Chase Bank in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance and financial assistance to military families. Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal

From left, Rilee Fischer, 5, and her mom Anne Miichael look over a home that Fischer‘s father, Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer, received from Operation Homefront and Chase Bank in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to military families. Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal

From left, Annie Baca, executive director for Operation Homefront in Nevada, and Rilee Fischer, 5, look over a home that Fischer‘s father, Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer, received from Operation Homefront and Chase Bank in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer, his daughter Rilee, 5, and his partner Anne Michael look over a mortgage-free home the veteran received from Operation Homefront and Chase Bank in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to military families. Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal

From left, Brian Blanco and his best friend Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer look over a mortgage-free home the veteran received from Operation Homefront and Chase Bank in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance and financial assistance to military families. Jacob Kepler/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 29, 2015 - 5:19 pm

Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer is starting a new chapter in his life.

Fischer has a home of his own in northwest Las Vegas and he will be able to raise his daughter there.

The Homes on the Homefront program, created by Operation Homefront and its corporate partners, awards mortgage-free homes to our nation's veterans and military families. The homes are donated by bank partners including Chase Bank and other financial services companies.

Fischer enlisted in 2005 and served in Iraq. He retired with an honorable discharge, according to a news release from Operation Homefront. Since leaving the military, Fischer has been living with his father in a small trailer in Las Vegas. He has been sharing a room with his daughter, Rilee.

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