First LT Amputee Serving in Afghanistan "Stud" and Remarkable

Wounded soldier First Lt. Josh Pitcher defies the odds in Afghanistan
Fay Observer
By Drew Brooks Military editor
May 17, 2014

CAMP MIKE SPANN, Afghanistan - First Lt. Josh Pitcher has nothing to prove.

He is loved by his men. Treated as a warrior by Afghan troops. And well respected by his superiors.

But Pitcher, 25, won't let up.

In the gym, he works harder. On patrol or in training, he pushes everyone to keep up with him. "He's a stud," his fellow paratroopers say.

Pitcher lost a leg in Afghanistan in 2012.
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