Soldier finds new meaning in Thanksgiving

Posted 11/23/2004 8:11 PM Updated 11/23/2004 8:38 PM
Soldier finds new meaning in Thanksgiving
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Army Staff Sgt. Robbie Doughty has no complaints. Not about missing Thanksgivings with his family for most of the last decade. Not about spending half a year in the hospital.

Staff Sgt. Robbie Doughty continues his recovery at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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And not about losing his legs after an ambush in July in Iraq.

"I'm just thankful for my family, my friends, and that my recovery has gone so well," says Doughty, 29, of Paducah, Ky. "When I think about Thanksgiving this year, I'm just so grateful that I've received such excellent care from so many people. Everybody's so well taken care of here."

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