Probably the most rewarding thing we ever did was when we did Extreme Makeover, the television show. We did episode 100. And it was for the guy that was shot by the terrorist at Fort Hood. And, so we went up and they had started this house on Sunday night at midnight. We were there the next afternoon putting decking on the roof. And I had, I had like five Marines helping me and it was like 16 degrees in Salado.  I laughed, because we were doing all the arbors and the cornices and they had all these volunteers that were staining and stuff. And it was really well organized. And, and then the stars would come, like, running by every now and then and get their little piece on the film, you know? And, but it was just neat working with those Marines, building a fellow military man's home, you know? That had taken one for the country, so to speak.

 And, we worked there for two days straight, and then we went back Saturday for the reveal. The “Move the Bus,” you know? And, he had, his girlfriend at the time when he got shot they ended up getting married the day that they got the house. And they brought him up behind the bus in a little Rolls-Royce, and he got out, got in his wheelchair and, you know, they had all the big to-do. And there was still a few of us left.

And, and the day before, it was funny because all the builders from Austin that I compete against, like on these big national awards and stuff, I am kind of the, the rebel in the bunch. This long haired cowboy guy that's building houses on his own, you know? They're all standing over at the tent in their suits and stuff, and their guys are helping. And I'm up there with my guys on the roof. They're like, “That damn Laughlin. He really is a carpenter. He's not just a builder. He's a carpenter.” And, I always refer to those guys as paper builders versus hands-on. And it's, it’s a good - there's a balance for everything. But it was kind of fun.

But as we were finishing that night, the sun was just fixin’ to go down. And most people had left there in Salado, and she pushed him up. His bride pushed him up to the house and she turned around. There's like four of us of standing in the street. And he saluted us. And it still gives me goosebumps just just to think about that moment in time. And what we were able to do to kind of help him along for what he gave for our country.