MARION - Sgt. Adam Widner returned from his tour of duty in Afghanistan with a spinal cord injury and a traumatic brain injury, but his wounds ran far deeper than the physical pain.
Widner was on hand Saturday to receive a $25,000 check from Ashley Furniture Homestore for the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps wounded servicemembers acclimate to civilian life.
A somber tone was set at the beginning of the event as a rifle volley provided by the United Veteran Council honor guard boomed and echoed off the nearby buildings. Folks lining the parking lot bowed heads and held hands over hearts as Bob Rinnert of VFW Post 7201 played a mournful taps on his bugle before heading inside to hear Widner speak.
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