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Active duty Marine, racer brings message to NASCAR (NASCAR.com)
When Staff Sergeant Liam Dwyer was introduced during the driver's meeting last month at Dover International Speedway, those listening would have thought driver introductions had begun. Though NASCAR has long supported American veterans through programs like Troops to the Track, which helps bring soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and difficulty adjusting post-combat life into the sport, Dwyer had a special connection with each of the drivers clapping for him. An active duty Marine who is based out of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Dwyer lost a leg and suffered significant injuries in 2011 after stepping on an improvised explosive device while on a tour in Afghanistan. He wears a prosthetic leg to replace the one he lost while serving overseas. More...
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