BATON ROUGE — A local U.S. Army veteran received a major surprise Tuesday morning: a brand-new roof for her home, free of charge.

Amy White was selected as the recipient through the Owens Corning Foundation’s Roof Deployment Project. Since launching in 2016, the nationwide initiative has teamed up with local contractors across the country to deliver new roofs to military service members and their families.

Local nonprofit Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge helped select and approve White for the project, partnering with Louisiana-based contractor Lifetime Roofing to carry out the installation.

"Honoring veterans means so much to us because they've put so much on the line to protect us and our freedoms," said Logan Phelps with Lifetime Roofing. "A roof is a small way to give back to them to show gratitude for them and what they have sacrificed in their lives."

To date, the Roof Deployment Project has provided new roofs to more than 875 military families nationwide.