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Rebuilding Bryan
Posted July 02, 2008 at 4:47 AM

Imagine having both of your legs, half of your left arm and half of a finger on your right arm amputated. Plus, compound that with shrapnel still being stuck in your body that every so often must be removed surgically. Now imagine living this fate starting at age 25 and keeping a smile on your face while doing it. Think it would be hard to do? Think again. Army Sgt. Bryan Anderson wakes up to this reality everyday since that fateful October 2005 day when an IED left him a triple amputee. But, don't pity Bryan, not only is he walking again, he is making a splash in Tinseltown. After his "can-do" attitude caught the eye of writers at the LA Times, the editors at Esquire magazine took notice. That's how he landed on the January 2007 cover, a coveted spot that has drawn  A-list celebrities like Johnny Depp and Scarlet Johansson.

 


 
 
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Tags: Baghdad  Iraq  IED  Independence Day  warfare  amputee  Rolling Meadows  bryan anderson  tour of duty 
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