Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise but their war is different
Oleksandr Fedun had been in the Ukrainian army for two years when he got hit last May. “The enemy reconnaissance did their job and they mined the roads,”…
A Wounded Soldier Stands Tall At Reunion With His Platoon
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Jeffries spent most of last year in Afghanistan, on dusty, hot patrols in the villages outside Kandahar. Last fall, on Oct. 6, his tour…
Hero soldier who stood on land mine in Afghanistan and lost his leg reveals: “It didn’t hurt at the time”
Extraordinary story of what it’s really like to be blown up by a land mine as a new film Mine staring Armie Hammer is released On September 6,…
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Major Edward Pulido is an award-winning veteran who served on the U.S. Army Military Assistance Training Team under the command of General David Petraeus. On August 17, 2004,…
Triple amputee describes NYE Taliban attack to teach teens to toughen up
His objective is to turn the ‘Snowflake Generation’ into Generation R – hardy teenagers with the resilience to tackle anything Stood before a rapt audience of teenage school…
Jacksonville veteran makes medical history with hopes it will help other amputees
Army Staff Sgt. Jerry Majetich became the first person in the world to have an experimental surgery on an upper extremity that could revolutionize prosthetics. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —…
This Soldier Amputated His Own Leg to Help Save His Comrades When Their Tank Crashed
Recently retired Sgt. Ezra Maes first made headlines for his 2018 heroism after he amputated his own leg in a crumpled M1 Abrams tank in order to help…
Marine vet goes from near-death to conquering marathons
Marine Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews always led his squad with a personal slogan: “You can never train too hard for a job that can 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 you.” Why it matters: That…
Double-amputee soldier returns to front lines in Afghanistan
Two years after a bomb blast in Iraq blew off one of his legs and part of his foot, a 27-year-old Norcross, Georgia, native is back on combat…
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After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Andrii volunteered in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During one of the combat missions, the man was seriously wounded…