Story by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.24.2016
Muscles tense, a gut-wrenching grimace coincides with a rising heartbeat. Teeth grit as the body stiffens holding its breath, fingers trying to grasp unattainable relief. A spectrum of pink and black exposed layers lies on the table, the damp cloth massages the rough dead skin where the new meets the old....