Double amputee Afghanistan veteran gets special homecoming

Wounded warrior gets special homecoming
KOMO News
By Luke Duecy
Published: Sep 28, 2012

SEATTLE -- A local soldier came home Friday for the first time since being severely wounded while fighting in Afghanistan.

But what makes his story really special are the men and women who flew him home for free.

The Sawyer family had been hoping and praying for the day they could see their son, brother and friend come home. On Friday, that day finally came. But it was a long and violent road that brought Jereme Sawyer home.

Wounded in a roadside IED attack in Afghanistan, Sawyer lost both his legs at the knees. While rehab and recovery proved painful at times, it was nothing compared to the pain of being away from his family.

Since his injury, Sawyer has been recovering on post in Texas when all he wanted to do was be home with his family.
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