▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁War ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁The ▁highest ▁award ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁C W V ▁is ▁the ▁Honor ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Sebastian . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Rem in isc ences , ▁Carl ▁Sch urz ▁rec alls ▁the ▁annual ▁" bird ▁shoot " ▁page ant ▁of ▁the ▁R hen ish ▁town ▁of ▁Lib lar ▁( de ), ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁Society , ▁a ▁club ▁of ▁sh ar ps ho ot ers ▁and ▁their ▁spons ors ▁to ▁which ▁nearly ▁every ▁adult ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁belonged . ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Sebastian ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁River ▁L ago on ▁and ▁compr ises ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁Indian ▁River ▁County ▁and ▁Bre vard ▁County . ▁The ▁adjacent ▁city ▁of ▁Sebastian , ▁Florida ▁and ▁St . ▁Sebastian ▁River ▁Pres erve ▁State ▁Park ▁are ▁also ▁named ▁for ▁Saint ▁Sebastian . ▁ ▁L GB T ▁association ▁ ▁Some ▁religious ▁images ▁dep ict ing ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁have ▁been ▁appropri ated ▁by ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community . ▁ ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁his ▁strong , ▁sh irt less ▁phys ique , ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁the ▁ar rows ▁pen etr ating ▁his ▁body , ▁and ▁the ▁count en ance ▁of ▁ra pt ur ous ▁pain ▁have ▁intr igu ed ▁artists ▁( g ay ▁or ▁otherwise ) ▁for ▁centuries