Perspective: The long road to recovery

Andrew Kinard came back from Iraq more than seven weeks ago, but in many ways, he’s spent the time here fighting harder than ever.

He’s pushed himself beyond what those who know him — family, friends, fellow Marines and doctors — sometimes thought possible. And he sees himself only pushing harder for the foreseeable future, and perhaps for the rest of his life.

Andrew, a second lieutenant who was in charge of a 26-man platoon in Iraq’s tumultuous al Anbar province, was caught in a bomb blast in late October — a blast that cost him his legs, severely injured his abdomen and chest, and caused other internal and external damage.

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