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Romo, 22, was on his first deployment when he lost his legs in February.
"I knew when I got hit that I lost both my legs. I knew right away," he said.
It was a day he remembers as "straight-up miserable." There was heavy rain, lightning and mud.
"If it hadn't been for the mud and all the rain and stuff, I probably wouldn't be here today. It muffled the blast," he said.
Read the full story here:
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/04/141988965/for-wounded-marines-the-long-hard-road-of-rehab?sc=fb&cc=fp
A year ago, nearly 1,000 U.S. Marine officers and enlisted men of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment deployed to restive Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. By the time their tour ended in April 2011, the Marines of the 3/5 — known as "Darkhorse" — suffered the highest casualty rate of any Marine unit during the past 10 years of war. This week, NPR tells the story of this unit's seven long months at war — both in Afghanistan and back home.
Romo, 22, was on his first deployment when he lost his legs in February.
"I knew when I got hit that I lost both my legs. I knew right away," he said.
"If it hadn't been for the mud and all the rain and stuff, I probably wouldn't be here today. It muffled the blast," he said.
Read the full story here:
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/04/141988965/for-wounded-marines-the-long-hard-road-of-rehab?sc=fb&cc=fp
A year ago, nearly 1,000 U.S. Marine officers and enlisted men of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment deployed to restive Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. By the time their tour ended in April 2011, the Marines of the 3/5 — known as "Darkhorse" — suffered the highest casualty rate of any Marine unit during the past 10 years of war. This week, NPR tells the story of this unit's seven long months at war — both in Afghanistan and back home.
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