Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Clay Coffey.
Clay served as an Infantryman in the Army from 2008 to 2011. During his service he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He spent one year as the President of his SVA chapter at North Lake College and successfully raised thousands of dollars for scholarships for student veterans through his coordination of a 5k held on campus. “I watched him literally take the shirt off his back and give it to a homeless Veteran in a parking lot after purchasing him a meal,” said North Lake College’s SVA advisor.
Earlier this week, Clay died in a motorcycle accident.
We honor his service.
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