Iraq Vet Continues To Inspire

[Team Infidel]

I will tell you, every level of leadership has been following this over the past weeks. It's a pretty cool story.

Long Island Newsday
February 4, 2008
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Super Bowl XLII: Giants NotebookBy Arthur Staple
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Giants coach Tom Coughlin addressed his team as he normally does at their Saturday night team meeting but he had a special guest address the Giants before Coughlin spoke.
Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who lost his legs to an improvised explosive device in Iraq and has become a fixture on the Giants sideline in the playoffs, spoke for five minutes to the Giants about "pride, poise, team and belief," according to a person who was there.
Gadson was a West Point classmate and football teammate of Giants wide receivers coach Mike Sullivan and first spoke to the Giants the night before their 24-17, come-from-behind win over the Redskins on Sept. 23.
Coughlin also showed a 2 1/2-minute video of the Giants' three playoff wins and spoke to the Giants about his only prior Super Bowl experience, when he won a ring in Super Bowl XXV as the Giants wide receivers coach.

 

[AJChenMPH]

LTC Gadson got a lot of CNN coverage over this, too.

 

[Team Infidel]

yeah he did... good for him. after that game, i would make him an honorary member of the team

 

[AJChenMPH]

I think he already is.

 

[deerslayer]

That's a really inspiring thing.

 

[Sevens]

That is really cool.

 

[Del Boy]

Great Story.:salute: