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Meet Major Scott Smiley, the service member who raised the 12th Man flag

Nov 11, 2014, 1:16 PM | Updated: Nov 12, 2014, 9:46 am

Major Scott Smiley may not have been able to see the crowd at Sunday’s Seahawks game, but he ...

Major Scott Smiley may not have been able to see the crowd at Sunday's Seahawks game, but he was still honored to hoist the flag. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

In this photo made with a fish-eye lens, military helicopters do a fly-by over CenturyLink Field as a large U.S. flag is displayed during the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. The flag and fly by were part of the NFL's Salute to Service tribute to the military. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund) Washington National Guardsman are sworn in during a re-enlistment ceremony on the field as part of the NFL's Salute to Service tribute to the military, before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Washington National Guard Lt. Aaron B. Clancy runs onto the field ahead of Seattle Seahawks players for team introductions, as part of the NFL's Salute to Service tribute to the military, at an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Helicopters fly above the U.S flag-covered field before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) Military personnel gather up a field-sized U.S. flag before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) Major Scott Smiley raised the 12th Man at the Seahawks game on Sunday.

Major Scott Smiley, the U.S. Army’s first blind active duty officer, was honored to be able to hoist the 12th Man flag at the Seahawks game Sunday. See photos.

Smiley grew up in Pasco, Wash., went on to study at West Point and served in Iraq. It was a car bomb in Iraq that took his sight.

Smiley joined The Ron & Don Show this Veterans Day to talk about how he is continuing in his service to our country even after losing his sight. Listen to Major Scott Smiley on the podcast.

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Meet Major Scott Smiley, the service member who raised the 12th Man flag