Amputee Achieves Goal: Returns to Iraq

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, April 12, 2005 ? An Army captain who lost his lower right ankle and foot to injury while deployed during the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom has returned.

Capt. David M. Rozelle, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, travels through Al-Faw Palace, April 1 at Camp Victory, Iraq. Rozelle returned to Iraq after losing his lower right foot during the first phase of Operation Iraq Freedom. He is the first amputee to return to a combat zone after suffering such an injury. Photo by Pfc. Matthew Clifton, USA (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.

Capt. David M. Rozelle, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., is the first amputee to return to a combat zone.

?When I deployed for the first time, I was the K Troop commander for 3rd ACR, and my area of operation was around Hit, Iraq,? Rozelle said. ?While conducting an operation, I ran over an anti-tank mine with my Humvee. The mine destroyed both my Humvee and my right lower leg, causing the amputation of my foot and ankle.


i guess all the people that have said our troops feel iraqi war is wrong didnt really speak to all.
heres a trooper that went back hmmmm wonder why maybe he and they feel its the right thing to do.


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