More than 4,000 soldiers were killed during the Iraq War, and more than 30,000 were wounded. One United States Army veteran was wounded so severely that he was never supposed to survive. Now, he’s pursuing his Master’s degree.
Joel Tavera is 31 years old, and currently resides in Tampa, Florida. Tavera arrived in Iraq in October 2007, and was severely wounded on March 12, 2008. He was supposed to be leaving on March 14 to return home, but his Humvee was hit by a rocket as it was leaving the base two days before his scheduled departure home. Out of the five men in the truck, three of them were tragically killed.
