A nice article on Florida boy SSG Dustin Tuller. Despite being at death's door time and again, Dustin pulled through and they held his retirement ceremony today.
Army officials expedited his medical retirement when doctors feared he wouldn't survive his injuries. "I was in a coma when I got my retirement papers," Tuller said. "I wanted to have a retirement ceremony because I've been in the Army for 10 years. I always wanted to be a soldier.
"If they hadn't retired me, I'd still wear the uniform, even with no legs."
Posted by floridacracker at February 24, 2004 09:28 PM