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Tyler Crane and family saluted Monday for Operation Fan Mail

The Green Bay Packers and Arise Health Plan paid special tribute to Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Crane and his family during Monday’s Packers-Chiefs game for ‘Operation Fan Mail.’

Crane, from Port Charlotte, Fla., spent nine years as a U.S. Army Ranger, serving deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea before he was seriously wounded by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in November of 2013. Crane earned numerous decorations for his service and was awarded with a Purple Heart.

The Packers and Arise Health Plan also honored Crane’s family, including his father, Fred, who is a U.S. Army and U.