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 Bobby This vet, wounded by a bomb in Iraq, uses comedy to heal himself and others - "I went to Iraq four times. The last time was a real blast," he deadpans. |
 Brendan Amazing story of this quadruple amputee and his successful arm transplant. "It feels amazing. It's something I was waiting for, for a long time," Brendan said. "Now that it finally happened, I really don't know what to say because it's such a big thing for my life, just fantastic." Plus his appearance on Late Show with David Letterman is truly admirable - HERE |
 Bryan "...Minus prosthetic legs, Anderson jumps off his wheelchair and quickly scoots to the edge of the stage, where he declares himself 3 feet tall. It is an invitation to see him wholly as he is...." |
 Hubert ...doctors continued to warn me about being too young and traveling from Pennsylvania to Illinois with open wounds, heavy medication for infections and bandages that needed regular changing. I understood their concerns but said, �You asked me to go home when it benefited the Army. Now I�m going home..." |
Wounded Veterans Climb Mountains - Literally Two types of survivors are helped here - Trauma injured soldiers and homeless dogs Arts Program Allows Soldiers To Tell Their Stories NPR - Rebuilding Soldiers Transformed By War Injuries Wounded Vets Meet Marathon Bombing Survivors U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation Day of Rivals Honors Wounded Veteran Ryan Kules Former Navy SEAL Tells His Survivor Story Air Force Wounded Warrior The Healing Project, Stories of Wounded Soldiers Free Houses For Combat Wounded Vets Wounded Warrior Project USO Wounded Vets Attempt To Climb Mount McKinley |
 Johnathan "...That piece of shrapnel lodged against my spine, and the doctors left it there because it was safer,......I�ve still got about 150 pieces of shrapnel left in my body.� |
 Marcus "...Don�t waste one second on anything. Watch the sun come up and watch it go down�..Every time I get off the phone with one of my friends, I tell them I love them. Now, I don�t have a problem with that anymore. I want them to know....." |
 Thomas "...I served as a Senior Hospital Corpsman, known as �Doc,� with the Third Marine Division, Deep Reconnaissance (Recon) Company until I was wounded...I had moments when I doubted whether I could make a life for myself back home�" |
 Trey �"I really wanted to talk to them and say hey, I made it, so can you," said Trey.... |
 Warren "...I did NOT die over there! I am still alive and my spirit has NOT been broken. I am still alive..." |