President praises amputee back in combat

President praises amputee back in combat

By Sommer Woodward
PRYOR DAILY TIMES (PRYOR, Okla.)
PRYOR, Okla. — A wounded Marine’s determination to get back to the front lines caught the attention of the president.In a March 19 speech to the Pentagon, President George Bush praised Marine Gunnery Sergeant William “Spanky” Gibson, a 1989 Pryor High School graduate.Gibson’s leg was amputated after he was shot while pulling an Iraqi soldier out of harm’s way in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006.