U.S. Marine Fights To Return To Combat And Wins

U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Jones lost his left leg while serving in Iraq as an infantry fighter and after massive rehabilitation and with his prosthetic leg, he fought and won the right to return to combat duty. While serving in Iraq, a roadside bomb took U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Jones' leg but despite that and after working hard to regain his ability to function normally again, he demanded that he be sent back to combat duty. His unit is now in Afghanistan and he is again part of that unit. Due to his injuries, he changed his military specialty from infantry assault man to intelligence analyst, living on a fortified base and assuming the same risks of mortar or rocket attacks as his fellow Marines. Jones was injured 23 months after he first enlisted and besides having a prosthetic leg, he also lost partial hearing in one ear,... [read full story]