Extended Stay America®? announced its exclusive hospitality partnership with the award-winning reality television program, Military Makeover with Montel®?. Military Makeover hosted U.S. veteran, Carlos Colon-Ruiz and his two children at its Extended Stay America Suites - Dallas - Plano location during their home makeover, which will begin airing on the Lifetime TV network on November 10.

Military Makeover is hosted and co-produced by Montel Williams, a 22-year United StatesMarine Corps and Navy veteran. The Lifetime TV show transforms the homes and lives of military families across the country by listing the help of designers, contractors, landscapers, and other home improvement professionals. This project marks Extended Stay America's second partnership with the program; the company served as the exclusive hospitality partner of season 25 of the show, which aired in 2021.

Colon-Ruiz had an impressive career in the military, having served in the 1/506th Infantry - one of the most recognized units in the United States due to its popularity in the HBO series, 'Band of Brothers.' In 2008, while serving in Afghanistan, a rocket-propelled grenade exploded in his Humvee, causing him to suffer several serious injuries, including significant loss of sight and hearing, total loss of two fingers, and paralysis of two more. Due to his remarkable bravery, Colon-Ruiz was awarded a Purple Heart by President George W. Bush, as well as an Infantry Badge and Army Commendations Medal.

Today, he is a proud father of three and continues to use his military-style endurance to compete in various IRONMAN races and marathons. Beyond partnering with Military Makeover with Montel, Extended Stay America is proud to employ hundreds of military veterans and reservists at its hotels and hotel support center, and host thousands of active military and veterans at 700+ hotels across the country each year. To support military personnel and their families, Extended Stay America offers discounted military and government rates.

All Extended Stay America branded hotels offer suites that are ideal for those seeking a place to stay during relocation, reassignment, or Base Reassignment and Closure (BRAC). Many of the company's hotels are in close proximity to military bases, catering to the needs of military personnel and providing a sense of home while away from home. All hotels in the Extended Stay America family of brands feature spacious suites with fully equipped kitchens, space for working and dining, free wi-fi, premium cable, pet-friendly rooms and on-site guest laundry.

Military Makeover airs on Lifetime®? and on the American Forces Network which serves American servicemen and women, Department of Defense and other U.S. government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. Help starts at home for veterans on Military Makeover.

join the makeover team engages to change the living situation - and the lives - of these deserving families.