The home of any veteran which is or was acquired by him pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 702, 80th Congress, as heretofore amended (38 U.S.C.A. 701 and Chapter 12), regardless of its value shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation so long as the same is owned and occupied as a home by such veteran or his unremarried widow.
Ala. Code § 40-9-20 (1975)