This is an amazing graphic novel.
Story synopsis: Former football star and coach Lieutenant DB, a military
reservist, gets his left leg blown off
by an RPG whilst on patrol in a Humvee outside Fallujah. As he drifts in an out
of consciousness he is Medevac’d to a field hospital for resuscitation. From the field hospital ward he makes the
call home to tell his wife he has lost a leg, quipping that the good news is
that he is down to his ideal weight. So begins his journey home, via Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center, where he is joined by his wife Boopsie, to Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, then to Fisher
House and then home, where one gets the feeling that his journey is only just
beginning. His stuggle to readjust to life as an ‘amp’ is counterpointed by
excellent black humoured gags. He’s an ‘AK’ (above knee) so he gets the ‘cool’
hardware- a C-Leg that costs as much as a Lexus.
It has a sequel, that I haven't read ye called The War Within that is available online!
Graphic novels have the potential to tell a story really well. "The Long Road Home" is a valuable resource.
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