Paratrooper finds resilience in face of deep wounds

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Saldivar (left), from San Antonio Texas, of 2nd Platoon, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, gives directions to his Soldiers, Spc. Zach Griffith (center) from Springboro, Ohio, and Spc. Kelbey Cranston (right), from Tyler, Texas, in the town of Kolagu, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2012. Critically wounded during a firefight in Afghanistan, Saldivar was awarded the Purple Heart by President Barack Obama. Saldivar returned to his billet as 2nd Platoon sergeant. (U.S. Army photo/ Spc. Phillip McTaggart)

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