Boston Red Sox and Celtics pay visit to wounded soldier

Raynham soldier recovering from IED blast gets special visit from Boston Red Sox, Celtics
Taunton Daily Gazette
Marc Laroque
Taunton Gazette Staff Reporter
Posted Apr. 7, 2014

Submitted Photo Brandon Korona, 22, of Raynham, center, who is undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md., after surviving an improvised explosive device blast last June in Afghanistan, poses for a photo with Boston Red Sox infielder Mike Napoli, left, last Tuesday at the Walter Reed Hospital. Korona's mother, Lori Downing, is at right.

RAYNHAM — A Raynham Army sergeant who survived the blast of a 200-pound improvised explosive device last year has an optimistic outlook on his recovery from a severe leg wound.

Brandon Korona, who is undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md., said on Sunday that he is in high spirits after going through another surgery in February, as part of a lengthy treatment process. Korona, 22, said that the odds are in his favor that he will not have go through the amputation of his left leg or foot.

“Everything is going well,” Korona said. “I had another surgery to use my heel. They are working right now to just get me mobile again. I’m still working toward avoiding amputation. But that’s slowly becoming less of an option. I’m healing up better.”
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