Army S/Sgt. Daniel Metzdorf figured his career as an infantryman was over when he lost his right leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq in January 2004. But back at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, Metzdorf saw other amputees ambling by on high-tech prosthetic legs and had a crazy idea: he wanted to go back into battle with the 82nd Airborne.
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I see him every morning running down the street during PT. There is also PFC Perez from my unit, that also lost his leg during a battle in Irag, that is going back to Afghanistan with us. They are an inspiration to everyone in the Division, and should be to everyone else.
Comment by Birdie — March 9, 2005 @ 4:01 am