Beating the Odds, Amputees Return to Active Duty

Beating the Odds, Amputees Return to Active Duty

March 20, 2006 — Among the 17,000 injured in Iraq, nearly half have not returned to duty.

But there are a remarkable few who, despite losing limbs, have fought to return to the fight.

Capt. David Rozelle is one of the trailblazers. As a tank commander in Iraq in 2003, he survived a mine explosion that blew off the front end of his Humvee.

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David Rozelle, foot
Tim Gustafson, leg
Sean Wright, both hands