Ailing veteran's house trashed by scrappers, 'Warrior Brotherhood' steps in

A veteran's home trashed by scrappers.

Thanks to a local motorcycle club, the man and his family will have their house repaired in time for Christmas.

Hammering and drilling with smiles on their faces, 42-year-old Army veteran Sgt. Jacques Royal calls the veteran non-profit group Warrior Brotherhood, godsends.

"I love them, Royal said. "They just feel like brothers now, I love them."

Royal, who enlisted in the Army in 2005 and served active duty since 2008, left his home on Woodland Street in Harper Woods with his family. He checked on the home frequently and again last July.

After retiring for medical reasons, Royal returned in October to find scrappers had got to it first.

"They tore up the walls," said Scott Smith. "Stripped all the copper pipe, all the wiring, ripped cabinets off the walls, pretty much destroyed and gutted the interior of the house."

"There used to be a wall here," Royal said. "Whoever vandalized it tried to take the pipes out and just tore up the kitchen."

Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and two brain tumors, Royal is unable to work and is not receiving assistance yet. He wishes he could do more.

"This is the first time I've had to lean on someone else to help me out," Royal said.

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Ailing veteran's house trashed by scrappers, 'Warrior Brotherhood' steps in