A local veteran received a free new roof on Monday.

The new roof was installed at 944 Draper Ave. in Schenectady.

The person who lives there, John Haggart, served in the U.S. Army

The roof was provided by Next Generation Roofing as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.

The program has given more than 600 free roofs to veterans since it began in 2016.