Man with 70% VA disability rating 100% vocal about it
PINEDALE, Wyo. — Army veteran Norman Stroker is 100% vocal about his 70% disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, sources confirmed today.
“I knew he just paid off his 2016 Ford F-150 Raptor using his 70% VA rating before he even told me his first name,” said Gabriel Tannebaum, an Army veteran who spoke with Stroker at a recent meeting for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
“He even has one of those little patches on his OEF hat that says ‘70%’. You know, kind of like those 1% motorcycle club patches. But instead of it being about how he's an outlaw, it's about how broken he is."
In addition to bringing up his disability rating faster than a Navy SEAL mentions the title of their upcoming book, Stroker has a bumper sticker featuring a National Defense Service Medal with his rating underneath.
"Had to special order that one," Stroker said. "Hard to find, let me tell you."
"I’m very proud of my service, and there is just something really special about that rating," St…
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