They are the veterans who risked everything to serve their country - many coming home with horrific injuries and terrible psychological scars.
But following their return from the frontline of Afghanistan or Iraq, many of these brave Forces heroes found life outside the military very different.
From unsuitable accomodation to struggling to find the sense of community and support they had experienced while in the Armed Forces, they have had issues settling back in.
So Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team came up with a plan to carry out their biggest project yet - transforming an entire street of empty houses into a veterans' village.
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