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Tuesday night, an unforgiving tornado wrecked the home belonged to Sgt Jason Pepper, his wife Heather and two young daughters. They are among the many to have lost their homes — luckily, they were not hurt. Today they are simply thankful that they are alive.

What's amazing is that they are counting their blessings today. Sgt. Pepper has perhaps been through worse. He lost a leg and his eyesight in Iraq in 2004. When he returned from Iraq, a house was made accessible for him. It was completed in 2005 and now it is gone.

Sgt. Pepper was actually attending a class with his brother in Nashville and his family was home when the first tornado struck. It tore off the roof. Two hours later, a second tornado destroyed the entire home.

My friend tells me that Sgt. Pepper, his wife and daughters did not get a scratch, despite the fact their belongings were heaved across a seven mile area.

My friend wrote to me: "Fortunately, once again, his family can claim victory — they survived unhurt!"