Kentucky veterans and their families have a home away from home in Lexington.

Today, the doors officially opened on the new Lexington Fisher House, a $9 million facility located on the campus of the VA Medical Center on Lee's Town Road in Lexington.

We took a look inside the place where veterans and their families can stay for free while their loved ones receive care.

Three, two, one.

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How do you think someone who has given you everything?

That's what veterans have done.

I have met families.

Who.

Have stopped by Walmart to get a a tent or blankets so that they don't know where they're going to stay, but they know they want to be there.

And so to have a house where they can come and be supported is so important.

We have 16 private suites, so it's almost 15,000 square feet.

And again, it's not a hotel.

It's not a dormitory.

It's a home with all the comforts of home.

And you can have as much privacy as you want, but you also have a built in support group because you're staying here with other families who are in similar situations.

The true secret of the Fisher House is the way families support one another.

You know, you ask how your loved one is doing.

I got a call stating that he had been injured in Iraq, and so that was in 2004.

And so I was on a plane that evening and sent over to Landstuhl, Germany.

And I didn't know what a Fisher House was or where I was going.

When I walked in, it felt like home.

They agreed that it would be beneficial for me to stay there with her through the recuperation period, which was about two weeks of time.

And during that process, I definitely feel like it encouraged a faster healing for me.

So to be able to provide that here in Lexington is amazing.

There are times you're wondering.

Is this ever going to get done?

And to finally have the ribbon cutting today and then accepting families in the days and weeks to come is so gratifying.

It's a blessing for the numerous soldiers who have done so much for us to be able to provide a little bit of support for their family here at the Fisher House when they're going through a tough time.

There's a tremendous emphasis on bringing the family, the caregivers and to give a better experience for all and to give the highest quality of life to those who've served.

And that's what this is about.

There are 94 Fisher Houses in the US and Europe.

This is the second Fisher House and Kentucky.

The other is located at Fort Campbell.

The Lexington Fisher House will open to military veterans and their families at the beginning of April.