Photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 02.22.2014
Spc. Koutangni Gbedjisokpa, a combat medic from 1st Armored Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bliss, Texas, pries down a crossbeam at the first House of Peace in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 22, 2014. Retired Lt. Col. Hope Jackson, the H.O.P.E. Institute founding director, said soldiers have completed the majority of the renovations on the home. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington, 24th......
Photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 02.22.2014
Dan Brigle, secretary and treasurer for the Forgotten Renegades Motorcycle Club in El Paso, Texas, pulls weeds at the first House of Peace Feb. 22, 2014. The Forgotten Renegades is one of many organizations that have volunteered at the home. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington, 24th Press Camp Headquarters)...
Photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 02.22.2014
From front to back, Master Sgt. Marc Campuzano, a senior maintenance control sergeant from 1st Armored Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Tory Johannsen, an Army veteran and accounting student at the University of Texas at El Paso, tear down the roof at the first House of Peace in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 22, 2014. The H.O.P.E. Institute plans to open the home for female......
Photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 02.22.2014
Spc. Koutangni Gbedjisokpa, a combat medic from 1st Armored Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bliss, Texas, installs a light fixture at the first House of Peace in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 22, 2014. Lt. Col. Hope Jackson, retired, the H.O.P.E. Institute founding director, said soldiers have completed the majority of the renovations on the home. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington,......
Photo by Sgt. Adam Garlington | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 02.20.2014
Lt. Col. Hope Jackson, retired, the founding director of the H.O.P.E. Institute and Starke, Fla., native, sits on a heart-shaped planter at the first House of Peace in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 20, 2014. The H.O.P.E. Institute, a nonprofit organization, is a center of excellence for economically disadvantaged and underserved members of society. The first House of Peace is located at 5020 Rutherford......