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"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Wants You! (Video)

If you're a military family, that is. The popular television program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is once again looking for a military family who needs their home renovated in a very big way.

Elaine Sanchez, who writes the Family Matters Blog for the American Forces Press Service, says the show's producers are looking for families who own a single family home. The house must be in such a state of disrepair that it affects the family's quality of life.

So, do you fit the bill? Elaine says this is best way to apply:

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Interested military families or people who wish to nominate a military family can email a short description of the family’s story directly to Jackie Topacio, casting producer, at jax@emhe.tv. Jackie told me she wants to make sure she reads every story submitted.

During the 2010-11 season of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," the crew rebuilt the home of a Marine whose house was filled with mold. The show also surprised the Dickinson family with another amazing gift. Take a look, but grab your hankie first:

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