One-Footed US Soldier Returns For His SECOND Tour Of Duty In Afghanistan

Photo: Pitcher grabs a seat for a minute while deployed in Afghanistan

Heroic One-Footed US Soldier Returns For His SECOND Tour Of Duty In Afghanistan With Only Lower Limb -- Daily Mail

* Joshua Pitcher lost his left foot after a roadside bomb went off during his first deployment to Afghanistan two years ago
* He overcame severe depression, 'extreme anger,' heavy drinking and a pain killer dependency to return to combat
* Pitcher is now a platoon commander with the prestigious 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army

A U.S. Army paratrooper returned to Afghanistan late last year for his second tour of active combat duty less than two years after his left foot was amputated.

Lt. Joshua Pitcher lost the foot after it was blown apart two years ago by a roadside bomb. It has since been replaced with a carbon fiber prosthetic that allows him near full mobility.

The heroic 25-year-old overcame depression, heavy drinking and a 40-pill-a-day Oxycontin habit to return to the battlefield.

Pitcher’s injury occurred only two months after he arrived in the war-torn Middle Eastern country, in April 2012, when he stepped off the road to urinate, he told the Washington Post.

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My Comment: True grit.