A United States Army veteran who is paralyzed from the waist down stood up to raise the American flag amid our country's 245th birthday on July 4. WALMART SHOPPERS BREAK OUT INTO ‘STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ OVER FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IN VIRAL VIDEOThe moment was captured on video in New Orleans, Louisiana, as Buddy Laddin appeared at the annual Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Salute to the Flag event hosted at the New Orleans Veterans Medical Center. During this year’s event, the paralyzed veteran was escorted by police to the flagpole. The incident put him in a coma for two weeks and left him paralyzed. Laddin told the station he credits his trainers for where he is today.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2021 16:41 UTC