The Cost of War

It's more expensive for some than others.

Within minutes of the arrival of President Bush - less than two months after a land mine ripped into Rozelle's right foot - the Army officer looked up from the tarmac, put out his hand and stood tall.

[Capt. David] Rozelle said the president told him, "Captain Rozelle, you will be back on your feet in no time, and in fact I'll go running with you soon. I'm going to find you and we're going to go on a run - just don't get faster than a seven-minute mile."

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On June 21, Rozelle and his men from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment based at Fort Carson rolled through the Iraqi town of Hit, where they were assigned to train new police officers. After his Humvee was destroyed by the land mine, Rozelle was taken to Baghdad, where doctors amputated his foot.

Good luck to Captain Rozelle and his family.

(Thanks to mw for the link.)