What started out as an entry in a poster contest and touched the lives who have fought and sacrificed in the nation's armed forces.

The artwork of Teague Elementary School fourth grade student Terra Nguyen has brought smiles to the faces of paralyzed veterans at the VA Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Recently, veteran Marine Greg Treacy and Texas Paralyzed Veterans of America president David Fowler presented Nguyen with an award for her winning poster in the Paralyzed Veterans of America contest.

 "We have her poster hung in our clinic," said Marine and physical therapist Todd Anderson in a letter to Terra's teacher, Jill Dickey. "All of the staff here as well as all of our veterans really enjoy her artwork. "

At the clinic in Cleveland, Nguyen's artwork is located in the spinal cord injury wing and provides inspiration to those who are undergoing treatment. "Her poster will certainly help to motivate our vets," Anderson said.

Dickey said she is "very proud of Terra" and said it is "exciting to see that such a random act of kindness has touched so many lives."