{"id":58918,"date":"2015-03-26T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58918"},"modified":"2015-03-25T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T22:09:27","slug":"stevie-nicks-honored-at-uso-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58918","title":{"rendered":"Stevie Nicks honored at USO banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stevie<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Stevie Nicks welcomed me home with her song “Desert Angels” in 1991. I had been pretty neutral on her music until then, but that one changed my mind and made me a fan. I went to a Fleetwood Mac concert in DC soon after 9-11-2001 and i was pleased because all they did was play their music and not use it as an opportunity to make a big political statement. In those days, that was a big deal in itself. But, it turns out that Stevie Nicks was a big deal for more than that. <\/p>\n

The USO had an awards banquet the other night in Arlington, Virginia and Nick was honored for because she “holds the USO record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members” according to the Virginian-Pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to her Facebook page<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The award was presented to Nicks by Cpl Vincent Mannion-Brouder who was in a coma for over a year. Nicks has stayed in touch with Mannion-Brouder and his family over the years as he continued his stunning recovery.<\/p>\n

As part of USO Metro\u2019s Celebrity Handshake Tour, Nicks also donated hundreds of iPods she personally programmed with music to the returning vets who she spent time with during their recovery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Medical Center over several years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, I want to thank Ms. Nicks for her service to those who serve – notice that this is the first time you’ve ever heard about any of this, so you know it comes from her heart, not her publicity agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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