Two Air Force veterans near Fairmont are getting new roofs at no cost

Titan Roofing has given free roofs to veterans for the past six years through its Veteran Roof Giveaway, WDTV reported. This year's winners include two Air Force veterans. Ernie Stottlemire issued flight gear and did regular maintenance on his base. He and his family have owned their home near Worthington for nearly 30 years. The station said a new roof was still to come, once construction finishes in the months ahead, along with new gutters, a power wash, and paint in one room.

Tom Willis spent his first years in the Air Force in standardization and evaluation, then more than 19 years in recruiting. His roof had already been redone, with local partners GAF Roofing and ABC Supply. Both men were visited by West Virginia University radio announcer Tony Caridi and given a basketball signed by men's basketball coach Ross Hodge. Stottlemire's wife, Jinny, told the station the family felt thankful. Willis said the roof was a blessing he had not expected.

For the past decade Willis has helped other veterans learn how to file disability claims. He told the station that some veterans cannot be seen at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg without that income, and that the compensation can open care there. He also helps deliver food boxes and medical equipment such as electric wheelchairs and scooters. Two roofs do not cover every veteran waiting on a repair. They are the houses this year's giveaway reached.