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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2024
CONTACT: Michael Pearlman, Communications Director
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Governor Expresses Thanks for Support of Sold-Out Prayer Breakfast
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. ? Governor Mark Gordon thanks the people of Wyoming for their support of the 2024 Governor?s Prayer Breakfast, which is now sold out. In recognition of keynote speaker Major (Ret) Scott ?Scotty? Smiley, the U.S. Army?s first blind active-duty officer, the Governor is dedicating this year?s event to the Code of the West principle to "Live each day with Courage."
The Prayer Breakfast, a long-standing tradition spanning more than 70 years, will be held on February 21 at 6:30am at Little America Hotel and Resort.?
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. A week later he woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Though questioning his faith, Scotty made a decision to forgive and rebuild his life and continue to serve in the Army, becoming the first blind active-duty officer in military history.
The presenting sponsor of this year?s event is Black Hills Energy, with supporting sponsors including Cheyenne Frontier Days, Downing Strategy & Solutions, GoWest Credit Union Association, NextEra Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, UniWyo Credit Union, Wyoming Bankers Association, Wyoming Downs, and Wyoming Hospital Association.
The Wyoming Governor?s Prayer Breakfast traces its origin to the National Prayer Breakfast tradition, held annually in Washington, D.C. since 1953. The breakfast is non-denominational and nonpartisan. It is hosted by Governor Gordon and the Wyoming Governor?s Residence Foundation. Visit www.wyoprayerbreakfast.org to learn more.?
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