Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgages for 30 military families in Veterans Day tribute: 'A great sacrifice'

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation marked Veterans Day Wednesday by announcing mortgage payoffs for 30 families of fallen military heroes across the country, helping ensure their loved ones have a permanent place to call home.

The families span 22 states and represent nearly every branch of the U.S. military, according to the foundation, which provides mortgage-free homes to surviving spouses and children of service members and first responders who died in the line of duty or from service-related illnesses.