Shelton To Give Veteran First Hand-Shake

Blake Shelton has shaken the hands of many fans over the years, but never one like this. Brendan Marrocco is making headlines as the first U.S. service member to live through a quadruple amputation after his armored vehicle was bombed in Iraq, in 2009. He is only the seventh person in America to have successful double hand transplants! The TriState Home Page featured the Iraq vet in an article, where he admitted that Blake was the first one he wanted to shake hands with. Blake heard the news via Twitter, and responded to Brandon directly. The singer was honored and said, “I can’t wait to shake the hand of an American Hero/Stud. You my brother.”

January 31, 2013