While the wounded vets, their families, some of Bob and Pat Dalton's Davidsonville neighbors and others enjoyed barbecue or took in a football game on television inside the home, Tom Cartlidge, a Vietnam veteran and custom boot maker, got to work.
In the boot business since 1971, Cartlidge began making custom boots in 1995 and began using his skill in another way just two years ago when he decided to give back by crafting custom made cowboy boots for military amputees and other wounded warriors.
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