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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Since 2001, Lincoln Military Housing has developed or managed more than 31,000 homes across the U.S., keeping to the highest living standards for service members and their families.
One of the first housing areas completed, Heroes Manor, was presented to the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune community and invited in the first residents, the Wilson family, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony aboard the base, Aug. 4.
Sgt. Jared Wilson, a motor transportation operator with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, said it felt great to finally have a new home.
“It was a long wait, but it was well worth it,” said Wilson. “We’re very excited. We moved into the home [Aug. 1] and it is beautiful. We love everything – the kitchen, the bathroom and the garage – it’s all very well done.”
By December 2012, 260 more homes are scheduled to be finished and another 300 units are scheduled to be finished by December 2014. The homes have six different floor plans with the three and four-bedroom homes ranging from 1,811 to 2,237 square feet.
The Lincoln Military Housing development will provide Marines and sailors with the extra benefits and amenities they deserve.
“We are very excited to be here aboard Camp Lejeune,” said Connie DuFour, regional marketing and training director with Lincoln Military Housing. “We have been in this business serving military families since 2001 and it’s a good feeling to see this all come together after years of planning. Today was the first day that a lot of us walked through these doors for the first time and they are absolutely amazing. Seeing an actual young family, like the Wilsons, with a new born baby makes it so much more real for us.”
Jim Brady, vice president and general manger with Lincoln Military Housing, said he was proud to be a part of the team that made it all possible for the Marines and sailors aboard the base.
“We delivered as good as a house that you’re going to find anywhere in the Marine Corps,” said Brady. “The services with it are going to follow and when our club house opens, it’s going to be a fully-functioning community. We really think this is the family environment that anybody would be looking for.”
Jamie Taylor, regional housing director with LMH, said it was hard to describe the feeling she gets being able to help service members in a way that no one else can.
“It feels so wonderful [to be a part of this],” said Taylor. “I feel that the families are going to come here with an expectation and we’re going to far exceed it. Everywhere else they go, they’re going to be comparing it to the Lincoln Homes aboard Camp Lejeune. I’m very proud of that.”
To apply for a Lincoln home, contact the main base housing office at 450-1627/1628 or for more information specifically about Lincoln Military Homes call 353-2460 or visit lincolnmilitary.com.
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2011 14:20 |
| Story ID: | 75195 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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