Sgt Joshua Wetzel Auburn, AL Mission Accomplished on June 18, 2016 On May 31, 2012, Army Sergeant Joshua Wetzel lost both legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Mushan, Afghanistan. While leading his weapons squad in the 1-23rd IN, 2nd Infantry Division, SGT Wetzel’s metal detector failed to pick-up a non-metallic IED, and he subsequently stepped on it, throwing him seven feet into the air. The medic treating him – who was also his best friend –…
SFC Daniel Metzdorf Honea Path, SC Inspired by his family’s military background, Daniel Metzdorf always knew he wanted to join the service. In 1996, after finishing high school, he enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman. On January 27, 2004, Sergeant First Class Metzdorf, on his second combat tour, was conducting a night patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq when a roadside bomb detonated, killing three Soldiers, and injuring three others, including…
…stateside hospital two weeks later. After not reporting to his duty station the following day, CPL Jackson was found by his battle buddies, unconscious, seated on his bed with his legs folded up underneath him, his left elbow cutting off the blood supply to his femoral artery in his left leg. With a faint pulse, and failing liver and kidneys, CPL Jackson was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany where he was placed on dialysis. Four days later, airlifted to Walter Reed…
…2009, this time as an explosive ordnance (EOD) technician with the 129th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company based out of Fort Lewis, Washington. On Nov. 15, 2011, during his first combat deployment, Staff Sergeant Boone sustained severe damage to his left leg when the vehicle carrying him struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Regional Command East, Afghanistan. The wound was so severe, doctors at Bagram Airbase were forced to amputate his leg. Now medically retired, Brian enjoys sports and being…
…treated in Landstuhl, Germany before coming stateside. Arriving at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX on Aug.14, 2012, Brian remained there until September 19, 2012. Brian and his wife, Jennifer enjoy attending sporting events and concerts, and walking their dogs. They now have two sons, Jackson and Camden and a daughter, Emma. Knowing that Brian’s specially-adapted home is built to address his specific needs gives them security and stability as they focus on Brian’s recovery and their future….
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