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Dec-29-2008 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

Asbury Park Press has an article describing the recovery of SGT Michael Minard, a former 2nd SCR soldier who was seriously injured in Iraq in October 2007.

Awesome could also describe Minard's story and his attitude toward recovery. On Sunday, the 26-year-old father of two girls spoke about how he is looking to the future, learning to use his prosthetic legs and thanking the community for the support he's received.

The money will go toward fixing a ranch house Minard bought in Union Beach for his young family.

"What I was thinking about was my family, and getting a house was a start," Minard said. "I want a little stability in my life." [...]

Minard's legs were severely injured by an improvised explosive device detonated by the Stryker armored vehicle he was in while on a reconnaissance mission in the Sadr City section of Baghdad in October 2007. The explosion blew off the side of the Stryker, he said.


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