Meritage Homes Welcomes Navy Veteran to Brand-New, Mortgage-Free Home in Gulfport, Mississippi
Key Highlights
- ➤Meritage Homes will donate a mortgage-free home to a Navy veteran’s family.
- ➤23rd Meritage home donation will benefit Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Maggie Coleman.
- ➤New Gulfport home spans 2,000 square feet, with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
- ➤Keys will be presented at a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11.
Expert Statements
Phillippe Lord, CEO of Meritage Homes
“We’re proud to help welcome the Coleman family home to Gulfport. We recognize the service and sacrifices she and her family have made, and we’re honored to share in this special moment with them.”
Alan Reyes, Retired Rear Adm.; President and CEO of Operation Homefront
“For the Coleman family, this home provides the foundation for a stronger, more stable and secure future.”
Alan Reyes, Retired Rear Adm.; President and CEO of Operation Homefront
“We are deeply grateful to Meritage Homes for their continued partnership and steadfast commitment to honoring the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veteran and military families.”
Maggie Coleman, Personnel Specialist 2nd Class; U.S. Navy veteran
“I want to give my children everything I didn’t have. I want this home to be a place where my kids and I can share stories and make memories.”
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the nation celebrates a historic milestone this year, Meritage Homes is proud to give back to those who sacrifice so much for our freedom. In partnership with national military nonprofit Operation Homefront, through its Permanent Homes for Veterans program, Meritage will donate a brand-new, mortgage-free home to a deserving military family in Gulfport, Mississippi. This year marks Meritage’s 23(rd )home donation to date.
Personnel Specialist 2(nd) Class Maggie Coleman will receive a 2,000-square foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Meritage’s new Hidden Trails community. Coleman served 13 years in the Navy, including deployments in Italy and Kuwait. A proud mother of two, Coleman is excited for her family to be able to put down permanent roots in her home state of Mississippi.
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