This Young Marines Portrait Really Impacted Me..... [View all]

[trailmonkee]

This one:



abc, has a website profiling recovering soldiers. This young man caught fire and was thrown from a vehicle... he had burns to his face, hands and arms... here are some other photos of his recovery, along with a link to the website:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/healing-wounds-finding-hope-3679580

Cpl. Aaron Mankin was 23 years old when he deployed to Iraq in March 2005. That May, the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over an improvised explosive device and exploded. Four Marines died in the attack and 11 others were injured. Mankin said he was thrown back and new he was on fire. (Steve Mankin )

In this undated photo, Mankin plays with his then-8-month-old daughter, Madeline. "My worst fear for her as she grows up is that she will be ridiculed or teased for the way I look," he told ABC News. He and his wife, Marine Lance Corp. Diana Kavanec, were married in 2006 but have since divorced. (Steve Mankin )



Mankin survived the blast, but his injuries were gruesome. His ears, nose and mouth were so badly burned that they were essentially gone; he lost two fingers on his right hand. (Steve Mankin)



http://abcnews.go.com/US/standing_up_for_heroes/


Cpl. Aaron Mankin