Brian struggles to get out of bed the day after his tracheotomy at Walter Reed. The damage to his throat was caused by tubes that had been inserted after his rescue in Iraq. The scar on his left thigh shows where doctors attempted a vein transplant to save his other leg.(Bradley E. Clift)October 30, 2005)it's a long one. it was in our sunday paper. brian grew up a couple of towns over in east hartford. i never knew him but i'd like to have a beverage and a butt with him now.
Pieces Of Brian A Year In The Life Of A Stubborn, Stoic, Solitary Marine Who Gave More Than His Limbs To The War
October 30, 2005
By JIM FARRELL, Photographs By BRADLEY E. CLIFT
He says he never, ever wonders who was responsible for digging that hole in that field on the outskirts of Fallujah and packing it with scraps of metal and explosives and rocks and anything else that could destroy vehicles and shred skin.He says he never, ever wonders who detonated the bomb that erupted with a boom and a flash and sprayed the shrapnel that tore through the night.........................
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