Bud Riggs, 70, hugs his wife, Carol, after being discharged while dressed as Santa Claus Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, outside the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Bud Riggs, who usually assumes the role of Santa Claus for the holidays, was hospitalized for three weeks with COVID-19 and insisted he wear his Christmas outfit as he was being sent home. Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle