Rob Gronkowski just surprised a U.S. Army vet with a new truck, fitted with a wheelchair lift, so the war hero, hit with an IED in Iraq in 2007, can freely get around.
is retired from the NFL but he's not done giving back to his fans ... the future Hall of Famer recently surprised a retired U.S. Army veteran, wounded in combat, with an awesome, customized truck!who served four years in a field artillery unit ... where he worked as a .50 cal gunner, among other jobs.
It's a feel-good story for a man who has sacrificed mightily for his country. Flores was badly wounded after a vehicle he was in drove over a pressure-plate IED on July 4, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, He ultimately had his left leg amputated. He also sustained other injuries in the attack. "This means a lot to me," Flores said,"Being able to get my independence and get in and out of this with ease, you know, with no help. That wheelchair thing is something else!"
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