With his wife Lisa always by his side, Murphy has learned to walk with prosthetic legs. Their current home is not conducive to his needs and presents major obstacles. The home is not wheel-chair accessible and is challenging when trying to navigate through narrow doorways.

The Gary Sinise Foundation has provided the Murphy family with a specially-adapted smart home that will be easier for Jake Murphy to navigate and live in. The foundation’s Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment (RISE) program builds smart homes for the country’s most severely wounded veterans and first responders.

On Thursday, the foundation presented the Murphys with their new custom home in Copper Canyon. A letter written by Gary Sinise — the actor known for portraying Lt. Dan Taylor in the movie Forrest Gump — was read aloud at the event celebrating the Murphys’ new home.