In 2005, while leading his platoon in Mosul, Iraq, Major Smiley found himself in front of a suicide car bomber. After the man blew himself up, shrapnel blew through Scotty's eyes, leaving him blinded and temporarily paralyzed.
Governor Mark Gordon announced that he and the Wyoming Veterans Commission will celebrate ‘Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day’ with a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, March 30 at 10am.