SUNRISE (CBSMiami) – This week we introduce you to a very special WWII Veteran.
He hails from Brooklyn but has called South Florida home for quite some time and has lived to tell an amazing story.
The Florida Panthers recently honored him during a game at the BB&T Center and we proudly get to share his story with you.
“I’ve always been a hockey fan,” WWII Veteran, Ralph Shear said. “Islanders and the Rangers. Now it’s the Panthers, it’s gotta be the Panthers.”
For the past 23 years, Shear had been a Panther fan, but he’s been an American Hero a lot longer than that.