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The Meaning of Committment - SGT Chuck Bartles - Someone You Should Know

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Pawatwoop sends this article about the first amputee to re-enlist since Vietnam.

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Sgt. Chuck Bartles takes the oath to re-enlist after receiving the Bronze Star at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.


Amputee's re-enlistment a rarity
By Justin Willett

The story of Sgt. Chuck Bartles' injury in Iraq begins like many others.

The 26-year-old Army reservist was riding down a highway in a Humvee when a roadside bomb rocked his vehicle, spraying shrapnel everywhere.

One soldier died. Two were injured.

Bartles lost a limb. His right arm was shattered and had to be removed above the elbow.

What happened next, however, has not happened in decades, according to the commander of Bartles' unit, the Belton, Mo.-based 418th Civil Affairs Battalion.

Bartles was allowed to stay in his job and re-enlist in the Army. Civil affairs soldiers are helping rebuild infrastructure and governments in Iraq.

On Thursday, Bartles was presented with a Bronze Star for his service in Iraq and re-enlisted during a ceremony at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum in downtown Fayetteville...

I know what you are thinking, "Where do we find such men?"

I don't have an answer other than "Thank the Lord that we do!"

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