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A smaller tank. basically getting from point a to point b and we rode over an antitank mine, ied. whatever it was, it had enough power to where it flipped the tank over. it killed two of my guys. from that, i sustained a bilateral fracture to my right tibia and fibula, shattered left tibia. both of my ankle bones were fractured. dislocated right hip. >> sean: how did you heal? how are you now? >> slowly, im still healing to this day. anytime i have a bad day, i slow down and think about their fa...

A smaller tank. basically getting from point a to point b and we rode over an ied. whatever it was, it had enough power to where it flipped the tank over. it killed two of my guys. from that i sustained a bilateral fracture to my right tibia and fibula, shattered left fibula. both of my ankle bones were fractured. >> sean: how did you heal? how are you now? >> slowly, im still healing to this day. anytime i have a bad day, i slow down and think about their families. it pushes me through. >> sean...

Personnel carrier. a smaller tank. basically getting from point a to point b and we rode over an ied. whatever it was, it had enough power to where it flipped the tank over. it killed two of my guys. from that i sustained a bilateral fracture to my right tibia and fibula, shattered left fibula. both of my ankle bones were fractured. >> sean: how did you heal? how are you now? >> slowly, im still healing to this day. anytime i have a bad day, i slow down and think about their families. it pushes ...

Basically getting from point a to point b and we rode over an ied. whatever it was, it had enough power to where it flipped the tank over. it killed two of my guys. from that i sustained a bilateral fracture to my right tibia and fibula, shattered left fibula. both of my ankle bones were fractured. >> sean: how did you heal? how are you now? >> slowly, im still healing to this day. anytime i have a bad day, i slow down and think about their families. it pushes me through. >> sean: i told the pre...

I know it does for all the other guys. >> guess what i call him? the preacher. he gave one of the most stirring speeches. ive heard a lot of speeches. this guy can speak. remember that? that was awesome. >> thank you, sir. >> sean: would you consider being a preacher? >> no. i love god, but i do not believe that is my calling. >> sean: lets talk about what happened. >> the 23rd of september, 2005, i was in the south back south baghdad, iraq. me and five others were in an m113. it is a smaller ta...

Fractures to my right tibia and fibula. shattered left tibia, both my heel and ankle bones were shattered. >> sean: how did you heal? >> still healing to this day. anytime i have a bad day, i looked down and think about their families. it pushes me through. >> sean: i told the president, i have been to iraq. i also went into one of the hospitals there. it is embarrassing -- you kind of walked out saying, these things are pretty superfluous, when you see the suffering. >> tell him what you said a...