SSG Juan Roldan

Tampa, FL

Army SSG Juan Roldan was left a double amputee above the knees after an EFP explosion in Sadr City, Iraq on December 29, 2006. During the days prior to the execution of Saddam Hussein, Baghdad, Iraq and the surrounding area was described as "Hell on Earth" by military members who were patrolling the streets; "things were out of control." SSG Roldan was a vehicle commander, on a patrol through Sadar City when an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) struck the vehicle, immediately killing the driver and gunner and throwing SSG Roldan from the vehicle.

Suffering from above the knees leg amputations, a spinal cord injury, life-threatening loss of blood and Traumatic Brain Injury, he says he owes his life to the quick thinking crew members who saved him. Airlifted to a local hospital and then to Landstuhl, Germany, SSG Roldan, required stabilization before being sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he awoke from a coma after more than two weeks and worked for more than three months to learn to speak again. More than three years after his injuries, SSG Roldan continues to receive treatment at WRAMC today.

SSG Roldan enjoys spending time with his family, especially his daughter, Bryana. He enjoys skiing, playing basketball and lifting weights.

Juan's goal is to be able to walk again and do everything in his life that at one point he thought he couldn't. He hopes to attend school and would like to work to help people who need assistance in the future.

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