WEC's General Manager Reed Harris talks about his guest of honor, Iraq War vet Dominique Haynes at WEC 46:
"Guys-
He's a soldier I met when we did the show in San Antonio at the Brooks Military Hospital.
He was burned in Iraq when an IED blew up his vehicle. I flew him out to Sac. as he was Ben Hendersons biggest fan. Trying to do something nice.
Thanks
Reed"
about 2 years ago
Nick Thomas
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Very nice of Reed.
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
by Patrick Tenney on Jan 11, 2010 11:03 AM EST reply actions
damn
that sucks to have a face burned, I had a child friend that had 3/4 of his face burned, hope he can get some plastic surgery if it’ll help.
Pain is Temporary
Pride is Forever
that awesome!!!
a bunch of guys in my unit got killed in iraq when their LAV hit a IED. shit sucks, but its good to see people taking notice and treating veterans with the utmost respect.
by SilverNBlackZach! on Jan 11, 2010 11:08 AM EST reply actions 14 recs
Two things. 1. Rec’d for being military…I have nothing but respect for you. 2. Zuffa has a history of taking care of/treating vets with respect. I like that they do this.
by Matthew Roth on Jan 11, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
thank you for risking everything and serving our country
"The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look." - Revolver
by flyingkneetoface on Jan 11, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
I was wondering who that was. Props to Reed and to our troops fighting the good fight.
Keep sleepin' on me...
by Neo X on Jan 11, 2010 11:46 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I think we should appreciate Coker’s policy of letting his fighters also remain in the service.
by John Nash on Jan 11, 2010 3:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow.
Thats a classy move.
Weird because I watched The Hurt Locker right before the fights. Good flick.
Hurt Locker FTW
I love how that and Avatar are seen as the Oscar frontrunners, and James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow (the directors) are divorced
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jan 11, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yea, but who hasn’t left Cameron at this point. He has reached true genious standing in that no one can stand being around him.
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by Zach Krantz on Jan 11, 2010 1:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I saw that last night. Actually, I thought it was Mark Laimon at first. It’s good to see these fight promotions take notice of the efforts of our veteran’s. I really hope when the UFC and WEC decide to come to Canada that they keep our servicemen up here in mind. It seems every time I watch the news now, in Canada, more KIA’s are announced. It may be cliche, but I humbly thank any and all American, Canadian and their respective allies, servicemen in action.
War vets
always classy to see organizations such as the WEC/UFC and the NFL doing the right thing for the men and women that protect this nation.
Stand up guy Mr. Harris.
Loved the UFC Fight For the Troops card last year
They raised a ton of money for that hospital they are trying to build for the war vets too.
Keep up the good work Zuffa.
Pure class
You could see the guy was excited as hell when Henderson won. I hope WEC gets him to all of Ben’s fights.
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