LT Josh Pitcher returns to Afghanistan

Stars & Stripes tells the story of 1LT Josh Pitcher who was wounded nearly two years ago and lost his leg. He’s is training to go back as a platoon leader in the 82d Airborne Division;

After the incident, his life spiraled out of control, he said. But just over a year and a half later, Pitcher put that fear on the back burner as he climbed back through the ranks, earning the U.S. Army’s Expert Infantry Badge — something not easily obtained even by soldiers with two legs.

Then he requalified as a paratrooper, completing multiple combat jumps with his new prosthetic leg. Now he’s back with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, serving in Afghanistan’s Regional Command-North.

Category: Real Soldiers