Amy Tipton

Type: Person

Name: Amy Tipton

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

US Marine Corps

Marine returns home to find renovation, TV film crew

A dozen cameras, a film crew and photographers snapping hundreds of photos didn?t derail 3-year-old Solenne Murphy from her special mission on Tuesday morning: to give her Marine Corps dad a monster hug when he arrived at his Wilmington home after a seven-month ... [Published Star News Online - May 07 2013]

Entities: Amy Tipton, MCB Camp Lejeune, Active Duty, US Marine Corps, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Surprise home makeover for marine coming home

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A local marine is coming home from overseas Tuesday to a surprise home makeover. The executive producers of "Home Again" have done backyard renovations on the marine's home whil ehe has been away at war.These two women have completely ... [Published WWAY NewsChannel 3 - May 06 2013]

Entities: Amy Tipton, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Crowds needed to welcome home Marine

A crowd of volunteers and onlookers will shout "Welcome Home!" to a local Marine when he returns home to Wilmington to a big surprise May 7. While the Marine has been on deployment, a team of home improvement volunteers have been sneakily renovating his ... [Published Star News Online - May 06 2013]

Entities: Amy Tipton, Military/Armed Forces, Habitat, Recycling

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"we have done about a 40 or 50 square foot addition to the back of their home. we built an entire deck that expands the entire length of the yard. we tore down an old shed, built a new shed, extended the property line so they have a lot more yard space and landscaped so the kids have a place to play" Amy Tipton the creator and executive producer says

Surprise home makeover for marine coming home [Published WWAY NewsChannel 3 - May 06 2013]

...I realized some of the happiest times of my life were spent volunteering," Tipton said. "i like working with military families, i like building, i like volunteering for habitat. i thought, why not shoot a pilot, and we could pitch it to a home improvement network."

Crowds needed to welcome home Marine [Published Star News Online - May 06 2013]