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Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors the 36th Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic and the 130 participants who took part in the adaptive events like skiing, curling, snowboarding and even fly fishing. The event, co-presented by DAV and the Department of Veterans Affairs, elevated disabled veteran athletes from around the country, who rose to overcome new challenges or sharpen their Alpine skills. Veterans like Army and Marine Corp Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who was injured near Baghdad in 2004, had a car accident that took his right leg, became the first amputee to deploy to Iraq when his Army Reserve unit was activated, and was injured in the line of duty when a wall fell on him while trying to tend to injured civilians. Bud was this year’s Freedom Award Recipient. The honor given to the Veteran who most embodies the event’s spirit. Congrats Bud on your award and to all the Veterans who participated in the clinic, THANK YOU for your service.
