Personal cost of war

Personal cost of war

Sunday, March 20, 2005
By MIKE KELLY
WASHINGTON, D.C.

The soldier stares at the M-16 on the hospital table for a silent second, then grabs it with one hand - the good one.

He tucks the rifle butt under his arm, and tries to grip the gun with his other arm, the one made of fiberglass that he hopes will replace the arm he lost on a Baghdad street in August.

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Mentioned in this article:
Anthony Odierno
Tammy Duckworth
Patrick Wickens
Kevin Pannell