Retired infantryman Derrick Sharpe, who lost his right leg and nearly his life during a battle in the Iraq War, is getting a new home next month thanks to Homes For Our Troops.

To help the nonprofit group get the house in North Carolina ready for Sharpe, his wife Cara and their son, employees of office real estate investment trust Highwoods Properties laid sod and worked on the overall landscape this month.

Sharpe was critically injured Sept. 23, 2006, in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, when he took the lead searching for the enemy and he stepped on an improvised explosive device.

"Because his injuries were so severe, Derrick was immediately transported to Landstuhl, Germany, where his family met him to say their goodbyes, as doctors did not expect him to live," Homes For Our Troops said in an online post. "Derrick beat the odds and woke up nine months later at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Since then, he has endured more than 120 surgeries and will have more in the future."

A Pennsylvania native, Sharpe chose to have his new home in North Carolina because he has a support network and met his wife there. He works as an advanced cyber risk researcher.

Raleigh, North Carolina-based Highwoods said it was honored to partner with the nonprofit group that builds specially adapted custom homes for severely injured veterans across the country.