Thousands of military war-wounded receive treatment at BAMC
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GRUENE, TX - AUGUST 09: -U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jesse Medina, 21, kayaks while fishing on the Guadalupe River on August 9, 2012 near Gruene, Texas. Medina lost his right leg when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on a foot patrol with fellow Marines on Christmas Day, 2011 in Sangin, Afghanistan. The Center for the Intrepid, part of the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, organizes weekly kayak trips as therapy for wounded military personel, mostly war amputees. Thousands of U.S. military war wounded spend months, if not years, in outpatient care at the center. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
