By Lulu

With all the chaos of Biketoberfest going on, The Iron Horse Saloon set Sunday aside to celebrate Veterans and Gold Star Families with a special event. First was a ceremony with vets and Gold Star Mothers and a Gold Star Father being called on stage. I was honored to be on the bus with these families and the sacrifice of losing their loved one lasts a lifetime, effecting everyone who knew their son or daughter. Next Lee Greenwood took the stage to sing a few and closed with his crowd favorite God Bless the USA which every person sang along with! Many famous, rich performers in their 70’s would sit back, golf, and lay by the pool, but Lee has made a commitment to build houses for injured vets, already building three since starting the endeavor in 2021. He has a liquor brand named Soldier Valley that he chose a veteran owned distillery to produce and then a portion of the sale of each bottle of vodka, whiskey or bourbon goes towards these homes. Thank you to Lee Greenwood, Soldier Valley, Iron Horse Saloon, and all of us who purchased a bottle! By the way the bourbon is one of the smoothest I have ever had…and I am a bourbon girl.