Evan Williams is honoring Kentucky veteran Chris Cruise with his own American-Made Hero Bottle.

Each year, the Heaven Hill bourbon brand selects six American-Made Heroes and presents each with a personalized American flag Evan Williams bottle – as well as a $10,000 donation to the charity of their choice. Chris Cruise, a Kentuckian living in Sheperdsville only a few hours from the distillery where Evan Williams is made, was one of the six selected for 2019.

Sergeant Cruise is a former Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division deployed…