Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone
By Carmen Gentile - Special for USA Today
Posted : Monday Jun 13, 2011 9:08:59 EDT
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Spc. Joshua Pederson was manning his armored vehicle's revolving gun turret when insurgents peppered the hulking truck with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire.
When a round penetrated the vehicle, Pederson said he ducked inside and was hit with fragments and debris that sprayed his face and torso.
Lying in a hospital bed, a Purple Heart freshly pinned to his gown, the 24-year-old Phoenix native bore numerous scabs and sutures along his jaw line and on his eyelids. Small particles of debris had entered his eyes, though they were largely protected thanks to the ballistic-proof glasses he was wearing.
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Eye doctors salvage sight in war zone
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