First Lt. Ed Salau (right), an above-the-knee amputee from a rocket-propelled grenade Nov. 14, 2004, east of Tikrit, Iraq, returned to Iraq thanks to Operation Proper Exit, a program co-sponsored by the United Service Organizations and Troops First Foundation, which allows Soldiers to both return and leave on their own terms and not through a hasty medical evacuation that uproots them from the battlefield, their buddies and their traumatic experience. Returning wounded warriors get to see first-hand the progress made in Iraq. "It is a testimony to the fact that we didn't bleed or die in vain," said Salau. Escorting Salau during his visit at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, were 1st Lt. Steve Travnicek (left) and Sgt. Jason Sorenson (center) who are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, Colorado Army National Guard, 115th Fires Brigade.
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2009 08:30 |
| Photo ID: | 213490 |
| VIRIN: | 091015-A-2315M-036 |
| Resolution: | 1900x1264 |
| Size: | 1.74 MB |
| Location: | RAMADI, IQ |
| Web Views: | 259 |
| Downloads: | 21 |
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