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On March 11, 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Michael Martinez was five months into his first deployment when he lost both of his legs in an IED blast in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. While returning from a firefight, the 5th man in the foot patrol, LCpl. Martinez stepped on an IED resulting in the traumatic amputation of his left leg below the knee and his right leg above the knee. Lifesaving measures by his teammates prepared him for MedEvac to Camp Dwyer, the local Forward Operating Base (FOB). Click here to read more.
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- Click here to view LCpl. Michael Martinez' Key Ceremony video
- Click here to view LCpl. Michael Martinez' Key Ceremony Pictures
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