DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Gold Star family received the surprise of a lifetime on the TODAY show, and it's right in our neck of the woods.
On Friday, Wells Fargo purchased a new construction home in Dade City to donate to a mom and her two children, after her husband, a U.S. Army Sergeant was killed in the line of duty in 2007.
Jessica Ardron, and her two sons, are a Gold Star family, meaning they are immediate family members of a service member who died while serving in the military.
Jessica told NBC's TODAY that she married Sergeant Brian Daniel Ardron in 2005. She gave birth to their son on their one-year wedding anniversary, but without her husband by her side, since he had been deployed.
She said they spent Christmas in 2006 together while he was on leave— the one and only time Sergeant Ardron got to see their son.
On May 21, 2007, Sergeant Ardron was killed in the line of duty.
Now 17 years later, Jessica and her family were selected to receive a mortgage-free home on behalf of Wells Fargo and the Military Warrior Support Foundation.
To watch the moment Jessica and her sons get the surprise announcement on the TODAY show, click here.
