A few weeks before he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, Corporal Patrick Deans, a 2006 graduate of Orlando’s Timber Creek High School, wrote this on his Facebook page:
“A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. That is beyond honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact.”
Every one of NASCAR’s pre-race ceremonies is built around paying tribute to those who serve our country.