VETERAN AND HIS FAMILY NOW HAVE A NEWLY IMPROVED PLACE TO CALL HOME, AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO THE TELEVISION SHOW MILITARY MAKEOVER. WE SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT THIS GENEROUS GESTURE MEANS TO HIM. IT’S A HOMECOMING FIT FOR A HERO. THE RETIRED MARINE CORPS STAFF SERGEANT MATTHEW CRESPI WAS SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS FROM HIS LAKE WORTH BEACH COMMUNITY SUNDAY AS HE AND HIS FAMILY ARRIVED TO SEE THEIR NEWLY RENOVATED HOME. IT’S A LOT. IT’S OVERWHELMING. IT’S A TRUE BLESSING. IT’S AMAZING. IT’S JUST IT’S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. CRESPI SERVED 12 YEARS IN THE MARINES, INCLUDING TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, BUT FINISHED HIS CAREER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS BRAIN, BACK, NECK AND SHOULDERS. THAT’S WHY THE MILITARY MAKEOVER TV SHOW CREW DECIDED TO RENOVATE HIS HOME TO BETTER FIT HIS NEEDS. THIS FAMILY IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST THAT WE’VE EVER HAD. UH, JUST EVERYTHING THAT MATT, OUR VETERAN, HAS OVERCOME AND HIS GREAT FAMILY THAT RALLIED SUPPORT AROUND HIM. THE TEAM WORKED OVER THE LAST TEN DAYS TO TRANSFORM THE HOME WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE VENDOR WHO DID OUR LANDS SCAPING LITERALLY, I THINK, DROVE BY, SAW THAT THIS WAS GOING ON AND SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? AND SO NOT TO GIVE OUT A FIGURE, BUT THEY HAVE PUT THE EFFORT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF LANDSCAPING, GRASS, TREES, FRONT YARD, BACK YARD, SIDEWALK, ALL. AND THEY’VE DONE IT ALL FOR FREE. THE RENOVATIONS REMAINED A SECRET TO THE CRESPI’S FOR ALL THAT TIME, UNTIL THE BIG REVEAL, WHICH PROVED TO BE WORTH THE WAIT. THIS IS TRULY A BLESSING. ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. UM, YEAH. I’M SPEECHLESS. AND THIS SEASON OF MILITARY MAKEOVER WILL AIR
Lake Worth Beach veteran’s home renovations revealed
Updated: 11:45 AM EDT Apr 15, 2024
A Lake Worth Beach Marine Corps veteran and his family now have a newly improved place to call home, and it’s all thanks to the television show Military Makeover with Montel.Previous Coverage: Lake Worth Marine veteran having house remodeled by national TV showRetired Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Kruspe was surrounded by supporters from his Lake Worth Beach community Sunday as he and his family arrived to see their newly renovated home.”It’s a lot. It’s overwhelming. It’s a true blessing. It’s amazing. It’s just — it’s wonderful, thank you, thank you all,” Kruspe said.Kruspe served 12 years in the Marines, including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, but finished his career with serious injuries to his brain, back, neck and shoulders.That’s why the Military Makeover TV show crew decided to renovate his home to better fit his needs.”This family is absolutely one of the best that we’ve ever had. Just everything that Matt, our veteran, has overcome and his great family that rally support around him,” Art Edmonds, co-host of Military Makeover, said.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25The team worked over the last 10 days to transform the home with the help of the local community.”The vendor who did our landscaping, literally, I think drove by, saw that this was going on and said, ‘What can we do to help?’ And so not to give out a figure, but they have put the effort of tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of landscaping grass, trees, front yard, backyard, sidewalk, and they’ve done it all for free,” Montel Williams, co-host of Military Makeover, said.The renovations remained a secret to the Kruspes for all that time until the big reveal, which proved to be worth the wait.”This is truly a blessing. Once-in-a-lifetime experience. Yeah, I’m speechless,” Kruspe said.This season of Military Makeover will air on the Lifetime Network in a couple of months.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
A Lake Worth Beach Marine Corps veteran and his family now have a newly improved place to call home, and it’s all thanks to the television show Military Makeover with Montel.
Previous Coverage: Lake Worth Marine veteran having house remodeled by national TV show
Retired Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Kruspe was surrounded by supporters from his Lake Worth Beach community Sunday as he and his family arrived to see their newly renovated home.
“It’s a lot. It’s overwhelming. It’s a true blessing. It’s amazing. It’s just — it’s wonderful, thank you, thank you all,” Kruspe said.
Kruspe served 12 years in the Marines, including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, but finished his career with serious injuries to his brain, back, neck and shoulders.
That’s why the Military Makeover TV show crew decided to renovate his home to better fit his needs.
“This family is absolutely one of the best that we’ve ever had. Just everything that Matt, our veteran, has overcome and his great family that rally support around him,” Art Edmonds, co-host of Military Makeover, said.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
The team worked over the last 10 days to transform the home with the help of the local community.
“The vendor who did our landscaping, literally, I think drove by, saw that this was going on and said, ‘What can we do to help?’ And so not to give out a figure, but they have put the effort of tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of landscaping grass, trees, front yard, backyard, sidewalk, and they’ve done it all for free,” Montel Williams, co-host of Military Makeover, said.
The renovations remained a secret to the Kruspes for all that time until the big reveal, which proved to be worth the wait.
“This is truly a blessing. Once-in-a-lifetime experience. Yeah, I’m speechless,” Kruspe said.
This season of Military Makeover will air on the Lifetime Network in a couple of months.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
