Trump embraces veteran wounded in Afghanistan in heartwarming video NY Post, Sep 30, 2019
President Trump on Monday warmly embraced retired Army Capt. Luis Avila, who was severely wounded by a bomb in 2011 in Afghanistan, after the hero sang “God Bless America†at a ceremony to congratulate Gen. Mark Milley on becoming the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
As Avila and the crowd finished the song, the commander-in-chief, his arms spread wide, walked over to Avila, who is confined to a wheelchair, bent down and gave him a big bear hug, with Avila’s wife, Claudia, joining in, according to video posted on Twitter by a CNN reporter.
Trump said during the event that he had always heard that rain on a big event brought luck and told Milley, “Mark, I think you’re going to be the luckiest general in history.â€
More:
https://nypost.com/2019/09/30/trump-embraces-veteran-wounded-in-afghanistan-in-heartwarming-video/
