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(Indianapolis, IN – April 28, 2010) In the latest Bon Jovi video, Sgt. Klay South, USMC Retired, holds a chalkboard sign with the phrase “I help other wounded service members.” Other everyday, real-life heroes in the video include teachers, a fireman, a doctor, a girl who donated her hair to a cancer patient, a man who gave a kidney to a stranger and 2 women who care for the homeless in Philadelphia.
On November 11, 2004, Sgt. South was clearing houses in Fallujah, Iraq when he was shot, point blank, in the face by an Iraqi militant. Since then, he has endured over 40 surgeries and procedures to repair his jaw, teeth, tongue and mouth.
In 2007, Klay founded the non-profit organization, Veterans of Valor. The purpose is to provide combat-wounded service members with backpacks full of items useful during their hospital stays – a Bible, a daily devotional, a pre-loaded iPod touch and special athletic wear, etc. Sgt. South also hand delivers every backpack and personally meets with each wounded soldier at the National Naval Medical Center and Brooks Army Medical Center. The combat-wounded who have progressed to outpatient care are treated to outings, which provide reintegration back into civilian settings. These outings also help create the coping skills needed for the life changing challenges resulting from being wounded.
“Superman Tonight” is currently #2 on VH-1’s Top 20 Countdown and earning better ratings each week. Like the others in Bon Jovi’s video, Sgt Klay South will continue his mission to help those in need and be a friend who can relate to what they are experiencing.
In the end, it’s really about what you can write on YOUR chalkboard.
For more information or to donate to Veterans of Valor, please visit the website www.veteransofvalor.org
Click here for the You Tube video of "Superman Tonight"
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