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    An American Hero: Georgia native loses leg, returns to combat zone [Image 5 of 6]

    An American Hero: Georgia native loses leg, returns to combat zone

    CAMP HANSON, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    07.19.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    CAMP HANSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Macon, Ga., native Sgt. Stephen M. Smith (left), the armory maintenance chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Port Neches, Texas, native Lance Cpl. Christian D. Matte, an armorer with 2/8, have worked together for almost a year. Smith’s left leg was amputated below the knee after he survived an Improvised Explosive Device blast in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.19.2011
    Date Posted: 07.27.2011 14:26
    Photo ID: 435072
    VIRIN: 110719-M-2021D-001
    Resolution: 5232x3505
    Size: 10.03 MB
    Location: CAMP HANSON, HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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