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A fact from William McLeroy appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 November 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Command Sergeant Major William McLeroy (pictured) was the first amputee to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom?

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which army/country

It should be stated somewhere in first sentence which army/country he is in. I had to read a bit because I wasn't sure if he was British or Australian etc. The info is there, but in bits.

It also states he was the first soldier to serve that lost his leg but retired US Army General Fred Franks lost his leg during the Vietnam War and continued to serve. There are a number of other amputees that have also served and are presently serving.

The article sounds like a PR effort for his political campaign.

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The link/source #3 for "Operation Iraqi Freedom" no longer works. Can anyone find a new source for this? Aphill66 (talk) 20:36, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]