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Blake Shelton Handshake Is Wounded Soldier's Wish Come True

Blake Shelton Brendan Marrocco HandshakeBaltimore Sun, NBC/Universal

There are a lot of firsts surrounding Army vet Brendan Marrocco. In 2009, he became the first U.S. serviceman to survive a quadruple amputation, after his armored vehicle was bombed in Iraq. Six weeks ago, he was the first person to have a double-arm transplant performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Now, he'd like to share another first with Blake Shelton.

In a story by Henderson, Ky., TV station WEHT, the soldier talks about how great it would be if his first handshake was with the country superstar. Last night, a fan tweeted the story directly to Blake, earning the response, "Wow.. Speechless. I will make this happen!!" from "The Voice" coach.

After that, the Oklahoma native posted a message directly to Marrocco. "Hey Brendan @BMarr86.... I can't WAIT to shake the hand of an American Hero/Stud... You my brother."

To which the brave vet responded, "Holy mother of God!! I can't wait. I'm a huge fan and really looking forward to it. Thank you."

Learn more about Marrocco's story in the video below.

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Katie

Blake Shelton is a good guy.
He has said it many times, he pretends to be a huge jerk to screw with people on twitter.
He is going to do something really kind and uplifting. I hope their meeting goes well.

February 03 2013 at 10:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

Blake is a phony. Google abouthis bragging about killing turtles in the road. You won't buy his music after the truth about this man comes out!

February 01 2013 at 8:22 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply
Reesa

Aww! Blake is such a wonderful, kind hearted person. Blake and Miranda are great people!

January 31 2013 at 8:31 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
snickers413

Thats exactly why I love Blake so much. He is so kind hearted, although he has a habit of speaking sometimes before he thinks, I completely understand that as it's been a problem of mine forever!

January 31 2013 at 11:54 AM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
dotlhs56

Good for you, Blake. Our servicemen deserve so much more than they are getting. So grateful that this one received the transplants and hope they work well throughout his life. Thank you for your sacrifice, Brendan Marrocco.

January 31 2013 at 11:52 AM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
Dr. David Jodrey

I have seen Blake on The Voice tv show and although I am not particularly a country music fan I agree that he seems to have a big heart as do the other coaches generally speaking that tv show is a lot better than American Idol in my opinion there is a commitment to musicality and conveying the song's message which I appreciate I hope the wounded soldier's recovery goes well

January 31 2013 at 10:10 AM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
jwyola

Thank You Brendan Marrocco for your Sacrifice in keeping us free. Good luck with your new arms, and hopefully God and His Angels will pave the way for a successful recovery for all of your limbs. Remember...They never could kill your Heart

January 31 2013 at 2:14 AM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
Patty

No, You are right. Its still there.

January 30 2013 at 10:16 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
basicsn1

still does not make up for the old fart comment ..never will

January 30 2013 at 9:52 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
loro

Thank you Brendan Marrocco and Thank you Blake Shelton..

January 30 2013 at 9:00 PM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply

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