Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps

Justin Gaertner

On the day after Thanksgiving, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Gaertner, 21, was patrolling for mines in the Marja district of Afghanistan when an improvised bomb, stuffed in a glass jug, exploded beneath his feet.

His legs were decimated. Shrapnel blasted into his abdomen and shredded his left arm.

He was flown to Washington, D.C., where he began what doctors said would be a long and daunting recovery.

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Courtesy of Tampa Bay Times.