{"id":56619,"date":"2014-11-23T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=56619"},"modified":"2014-11-22T19:23:44","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T00:23:44","slug":"marine-accepts-bronze-star-medal-wearing-robotic-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=56619","title":{"rendered":"Marine accepts Bronze Star Medal wearing robotic legs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Captain<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Marine Captain Derek Herrera, paralyzed from a sniper’s bullet in Afghanistan, walked to the ceremony in which he received his Bronze Star Medal at Camp Pendleton, according to the Associated Press;<\/p>\n

Herrera had vowed to walk at the event that also marked his retirement after 8\u00bd years in the military, saying he wanted to leave the Marine Corps the same way he joined. He has gone from fighting on the battlefield to becoming a strong advocate for veterans.<\/p>\n

“I’m not out of the fight and I’ll continue on,” he told his battalion on Friday, adding that it was “truly an honor and a pleasure to stand before you today.”
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\nIn this photo provided by the U.S. Marines, U.S. Marine Capt. Derek Herrera, center, 1st Marine Spec \u2026<\/p>\n

Herrera was the first person in the United States to purchase the ReWalk system recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to the company, ReWalk Robotics Ltd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to DVIDs<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Herrera was injured in June 2012 while serving as a special operations team commander in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was hit by enemy sniper fire causing injuries that paralyzed him from the chest down.<\/p>\n

The ambush occurred while Herrera and his team, along with 10 members of the Afghan National Army, were conducting a patrol on the western edge of the Helmand River Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cShortly after sunrise, we found ourselves in a firefight with the enemy and surrounded. In the opening moments of that firefight, the sergeant next to me and I were shot,\u201d said Herrera.<\/p>\n

After being shot, Herrera attempted to pick himself up and treat himself when he realized he was paralyzed and unable to move from the chest down.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Andy11M and Marine_7002 for the links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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