Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson, 29, from Hermiston, Ore., who lost his left leg above the knee in a grenade attack in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2004, returned to Iraq thanks to Operation Proper Exit, a program co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First Foundation, which allows service members to both return and leave Iraq on their own terms and not through a hasty medical......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
U.S. troops laugh as they listen to visiting wounded warriors share stories and jokes about their lives after their injuries Oct. 15, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, as Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson, 29, from Hermiston, Ore., who lost his left leg above the knee in a grenade attack in Baghdad in 2004, flips his prosthetic leg up while telling a joke. Emotions ranged from humor to tears as the wounded......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
Dozens of U.S. troops stationed at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, attend a town hall meeting hosted by returning wounded warriors through Operation Proper Exit Oct. 15, Army 1st Lt. Ed Salau (standing) recounts his injury and recovery to troops. Salau said to the troops, whether they leave the battlefield 100 percent or not, "You will still be ok. You will be taken care of."...
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
U.S. troops laugh as they listen to visiting wounded warriors share stories and jokes about their lives after their injuries Oct. 15 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, as Army Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson, 29, from Hermiston, Ore., who lost his left leg above the knee in a grenade attack in Baghdad in 2004, flips his prosthetic leg up while telling a joke. Emotions ranged from humor to tears as the wounded......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
U.S. Army Cpl. Craig Chavez of Temecula, Calif., who suffered extensive wounds to include the loss of one eye and 60-percent vision loss in the surviving eye from an improvised explosive device blast in 2006, displays his Purple Heart glass eye Oct. 15, during a visit to Camp Ramadi, Iraq, thanks to Operation Proper Exit co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
First Lt. Ed Salau (right), an above-the-knee amputee from a rocket-propelled grenade Nov. 14, 2004, east of Tikrit, Iraq, returned to Iraq thanks to Operation Proper Exit, a program co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First Foundation, which allows Soldiers to both return and leave on their own terms and not through a hasty medical evacuation that uproots them from the......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
First Lt. Ed Salau's prosthetic leg is concealed under his Army Combat Uniform during a visit Oct. 15 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Salau and six other wounded warriors traveled to Iraq for closure to their traumatic experiences thanks to Operation Proper Exit, a program co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First Foundation. Among those seeking closure were five amputees, one......
Photo by Liesl Marelli | 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery | 10.15.2009
U.S. Army Cpl. Craig Chavez of Temecula, Calif., who suffered extensive wounds to include the loss of one eye and 60-percent vision loss in the surviving eye from an improvised explosive device blast in 2006, displays his Purple Heart glass eye Oct. 15, during a visit to Camp Ramadi, Iraq, thanks to Operation Proper Exit co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First......
