Vets Gazette - August 2013 - STATES

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What a Wonderful Performance we had on July 25 th by our very own Humming Strumming <strong>Vets</strong> Who knew we had all this hidden talent here at the RIVH? 5
Amputee First to Pass Rigorous Course Sgt. 1 st Class Greg Robinson has become the first amputee to complete Army air assault school, a course so grueling his prosthetic leg broke twice over the 10 days spent rappelling down ropes, navigating obstacle courses and completing long road marches. Each year thousands of soldiers are physically and mentally tested to their limits at the Fort Campbell School. Instructors said Robinson accomplished everything other participants did and trainers cut him no slack even though he lost part of his right leg in a 2006 deployment to Afghanistan. When he joined his teammates at a brief graduation ceremony Monday at the Sabalauski Air Assault School, it was a testament to what can be achieved by amputees. War wounds from Iraq and Afghanistan and the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon have highlighted the challenges that amputee patients face to recover. An inspiration to the bombing victims? Robinson a 34-year-old noncommissioned officer from Elizabethtown, Ill., said his attitude was one of just wanting to complete the same program he sends soldiers to who are under his command. “Right now, I am a platoon sergeant,” Robinson told reporters after graduating. “I have roughly 30 men in my platoon. As a leader, I didn’t want to tell my soldiers that they needed to go to air assault school, if I am not air assault qualified.” He even toughed out Monday’s 12-mile road march even after he had to repair his leg during the march. Earlier, he learned to rappel from a 34-foot tower and pushed through the strenuous obstacle course. Robinson was wounded in an attack during a major military operation in 2006. Robinson said his traumatic injury wasn’t going to prevent him from meeting some of the Army’s toughest standards. The 101 st Airborne Division, unlike other airborne units that use planes, uses helicopters to quickly drop troops into combat and move equipment around the battlefield. By Kristin M. Hall Associated Press Submitted by Dan Ernst; Presented to Pay Tribute to a Courageous, Persevering Brother. 6
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