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Oct-24-2004 » Filed Under: Michael Oreskovic

Greetings everyone,

First off I have to tell you it is driving me crazy to be here at Walter Reed Med ctr without my rifle. Man this is a target rich environment. Big rats, grey squirrels all over the place and tonight we saw the biggest possum I have ever seen. If it was legal to have a gun on this base I would almost pay money to hunt here. LOL. Pretty tough being an Oregon boy in the big city of DC. ;-)

My son's final surgery seems to have done the trick. 8th one was the charm I guess. They had to take off more bone and tissue up to the bicep and that was pretty tough emotionally on us all. Not sure if the Army will allow him to stay in at this time, but an upper extremity amputee is not as easily placed as one with a lower extremity injury. One handed computer users are not very sought after but I guess we will not cross that bridge until we get there.

We had the Sgt Major of the Ranger training bat stop by today along with a retired colonel from my son's cav squadron. Meeting the rangers was bitter sweet for my son since he wanted his tab but will never be able to test for that now. All he said was he wished that he had met the sgt major two years ago. :-)

Michael went to physical therapy early in the day, used the stationary bike for an hour and broke a pretty good swet. Then he found out because of the direct line into his shoulder would not permit him to shower. He was not a happy camper after that. I told him it was just like being in Iraq, no water but lots of swet and sand. He smiled and said not even close dad. Ha ha.

His spirits are pretty good and he knows it will take some time and only God knows what his path will be.

I almost forgot, we got a visit from an air force pilot with a missing leg that is going to fly tomorrow for the first time doing his job since his accident. CNN is going to do a story on him tuesday morning on their early news. He has worked hard to get back to where he was before he lost his leg and it looks like he will be able to continue flying. Miracles happen around here every day and it does my heart good to see these fine young men get on with their lives and do so well.

One of the guys from my son's troop stopped by today, Sgt. Thorne, and he was walking on his own and had a good talk with my son. As some of you know, Sgt Thorne suffered traumatic brain injury and to see his improvement is nothing short of a miracle in progress.

Tomorrow starts week two of my journey and from what I hear, it is going to be a busy day. Take care all, I appreciate all the kind words and prayers you all have sent out way. I truly believe it helps us all and I will let you know how it goes as time goes on.

Take care, God bless.
Mike Oreskovic
A Proud Parent of a Stryker Soldier


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