Jeff Landay and Aaron Tippin

This last Saturday night, Club Aqua in Citrus Heights hosted a fundraiser/welcome home party for Marine Corporal Jeff Landay. Cpl. Landay was seriously injured in Iraq earlier in the year where, after being in a coma for over a month, he had to undergo drastic skull and jaw reconstructive surgery.


After Landay's mother wrote local radio station KNCI detailing all that her son and family had been through, the station put together this event that was also attended by country music star Aaron Tippin, who performed an Acoustic set for all of the attendees.

Aaron Tippin (right) performs.

After the performance, Landay was presented with a Purple Heart for his injuries sustained in Iraq.

Landay with his mother, Michelle, watching the performance.

The evening was very touching - Tom (a photographer who works for Folsom Life and who I run into all of the time) actually stopped shooting at one point and made a point of shaking Landay's hand and thanking him for his service. Hundreds of people showed up to show their support, not only for the Landay family, but for ALL veterans (who showed up themselves in droves); it's events like this that make me think that people can be good sometimes.

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