‘Hero For a Day’ event treats veterans to barbecue, free rides to Sand Mountain

Written by E. George Goold
July 7, 2021
Trail Hero annual "Hero For a Day" barbecue for veterans and drive up Sand Mountain to enjoy fireworks, St. George, Utah, July 3, 2021 | Photo by Jeri Politte, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A group of off-road enthusiasts recently took several veterans up on Sand Mountain as part of their annual “Hero for a Day” event.

Trail Hero annual “Hero For a Day” barbecue for veterans and drive up Sand Mountain to enjoy fireworks, St. George, Utah, July 3, 2021 | Photo by Jeri Politte, St. George News

Sponsored by the Trail Hero group, the event took place Saturday and included a barbecue dinner and a small celebration for Independence Day.

Volunteers with the group donated the dinner, water and fresh baked cookies for veterans and their families. Then the veterans and children were driven up to the West Rim to a good viewing spot to watch the fireworks displays all over Washington County.

The event helps veterans who might have PTSD enjoy the holiday shows from a location far removed from the concussive noise created by fireworks.

“This is a great group of people that also volunteer to take children with challenges for some fun they would normally not be able to do,” group member Jeri Politte wrote in an email to St. George News.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Eric George Goold came to St. George News from southwestern Colorado, where he was a radio news reporter. He has been a journalist for over 20 years in five different states. He graduated with a master's degree in English from Kansas State University and writes nonfiction as well. Goold has been published in Sunstone Magazine and has done multiple public readings about local history. When he has free time, he enjoys chess, movies and dogs.

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