Marine Gunnery Sgt William "Spanky" Gison, 37, has redeployed to Iraq. Not unusual these days but the difference is he went back without one of his legs. He was on a foot patrol in May, 2006, when a sniper's bullet hit his left knee, destroying it. He tried to get up but the bullet also severed a major nerve and his femoral artery.
Back at home, his leg wouldn't heal and he begged to have it cut off so he could get out of the hospital.
He learned to ski and run and trained for triathalons. At the triathalon from Alcatrez a Marine General asked him if there was anything he could do for him and he said he wanted to go back to Iraq.
He's only one of a very small group but they are very much admired!
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