We are honored to be hosting Army Warrior Kevin McCloskey at the Philadelphia Eagles game tonight! McCloskey joined the Army in 2006. On June 8, 2008, while serving in Afghanistan, Kevin was blown up. Kevin was driving in a convoy of Humvees. He doesnt remember the moment before the explosion, but his passengers told him he spotted the improvised explosive device and tried to swerve. The drivers-side front wheel took the brunt of the blast. The others walked away, one with a broken leg. Kevins right wrist and pelvis were shattered. His legs were gone - the right above the knee, the left below it. When he saw out of his left eye that he had no legs - his right eye had shrapnel in it, and is now blind - he told his guys to let him die on the mountain: I dont want to go home like this. Just let it go. His lieutenant had told him he didnt have to go on that mission. He had suffered a bad sunburn the day before. But his unit had taken fire two weeks earlier returning from the same village, and Kevin couldnt let his guys go without him. Kevins battle buddies didnt give up on him, when he had given up on himself. They saved his life! His friends, family, and his community continued to support him after he returned home. This city has brought me back, Kevin said that day. My family, my friends forced me to walk, to work. I wouldnt have made it without them. He spent the 12 weeks in an induced coma at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, waking only briefly. He remembers only enough to know how horrible it was. Kevin has endured over a dozen surgeries, and spent 16 months in Texas healing, getting therapy. Today, Kevin is married to his childhood sweetheart & loves spending time on the golf course. He is a true inspiration and we cant make to make his #WarriorWishes come true at the Philadelphia Eagles game tonight! Please join us in thanking this brave warrior for his service & sacrifices. Share his story & inspire your friends! Read more about Kevin & his story at philly/philly/health/mental-health/20140706_HS1HEADLINE.html #SaluteToService
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:16:45 +0000
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