Libby welcomes home war hero Brian Sharp home
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 6 months AGO
Libby native and hometown hero Brian Sharp, left, his wife Amy, daughter Audrey and grandmother Stella Sharp during the welcome home parade Saturday. The police escort down Mineral Avenue was followed by a ceremony at the Veteran's Memorial at Riverfront Park. (Suzanne Resch/The Western News)
BRIAN SHARP'S brick at the Veteran's Memorial, Riverfront Park. (Suzanne Resch/The Western News)
WITH FLAGS waving, Emerson Spencer welcomes SGT 1st Class, Army Special Forces, Green Beret Brian Sharp home during Saturday's police escort down Mineral Avenue. (Suzanne Resch/The Western News)
Libby native Brian Sharp received a well-deserved hero’s welcome Saturday.
The 33-year-old Army Special Forces Green Beret was wounded in Afghanistan earlier this year when his unit was ambushed. Sharp suffered wounds to his hip and spine, but he has worked himself back to the point where he can walk.
A police escort was provided for Sharp, his wife Amy, daughter Audrey, and grandmother Stella Sharp during the welcome home parade Saturday.
The police escort down Mineral Avenue was followed by a ceremony at the Veteran’s Memorial at Riverfront Park and a barbecue.
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