(WXYZ) — This Veterans Day, we’re shining a light on a remarkable veteran in Lapeer who has provided housing for hundreds of our community members.
It’s really an astounding story. In 2013 Vietnam veteran Patrick Bell created Caroline House, a home in Lapeer where he has about 20 people – primarily veterans – staying at a time, completely free, as they work to get back on their feet.
I visited Caroline House to learn how Bell got started providing a home for those without and see the lives he’s changing.
Driving by the big house, it’s unassuming. There’s nothing too abnormal, but inside every day, something incredible is happening.
Bell is a Vietnam veteran, and he’s lived to see quite a lot. He showed me around Caroline House.
“Why is it named Caroline’s house?” I asked.
“Because that was my daughter who died, 6 years old, 44 years ago,” Bell said.
He bought the 10-bedroom, four-bathroom farmhouse back …