Wounded Warrior Returns to the Middle School Where He Was Inspired To Serve

When he was in the eighth grade,  Chance Cleary met a soldier, Richard Swaim, the son of one of the school’s teachers who had stopped by to talk to students before leaving on a deployment to Iraq.

It was then that the East Wilkes Middle School student knew that he too was destined to serve. It was that classroom visit from a soldier that set the foundation for his Army career, Cleary told FOX 8 News.

Ten years later, things have come full circle as Cleary found himself addressing  students  at his former middle school. Now a wounded warrior — he was hurt in 2012 when a Humvee he was driving went over an IED —  Cleary addressed students November 9th about the importance of being a veteran, and in the front row for his speech was Swaim, the very soldier who had inspired him.

“It’s crazy,” Swaim told Fox 8 News . “Not seeing the kids in 10 years. Now he’s a young man, put his life on the line for everybody.”

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Although he still suffers physical complications from that accident and will soon endure surgery to remove his right leg, Cleary is not bitter about anything that happened to him. Instead, he  is hopeful that he can inspire students , like Swaim inspired him, to one day serve our country.

Note from Ann Medlin,  HH6 Camo Chix founder: If you would like to invite Chance to speak at your school, or need help finding someone to speak at a school or special event, please reach out to us in the comments section below. We’d be honored to help connect you with a  service member, veteran or wounded warrior in your area.

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