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Aug- 3-2008 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

The Lawrence Journal has a long update on the condition of Spc. John Humphrey, who was seriously injured last month and is now recovering at Walter Reed. Excerpt:

John now is recovering in the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, he had his fourth surgery; the explosion caused damage that required partial amputation of both his right arm and left leg.

The reality of the situation had been a blow to his parents; his mother, Denise, is a cheerleading coach at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and Sean Humphrey is a Lawrence firefighter who formerly served as a volunteer firefighter for the Shawnee Fire Department.

“People say they’re caught up in a whirlwind, and that’s exactly how it feels right now,” Sean said. “It’s my business to help people, but I don’t know what to do right now. You can’t prepare for this.”


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