I received an email today with a story, told in a simple series of pictures, that brought tears to my eyes. After searching online for a while, I find most of the pictures here on BuzzFeed: the story of Taylor Morris and Danielle Kelly.
Taylor is a young man from Cedar Falls, Iowa, who enlisted in the Navy. Taylor is an EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal - officer. On May 3, 2012 in Afghanistan, Taylor had a bad day, and you probably know that when EODs have a bad day, it can be a very bad day. He lost portions of all four limbs. Recovery, still ongoing, has been a long road. Danielle has been there through it all. Go read. More here.
As the guy who sent me the pictures said, "If he's a hero, she's an ANGEL". I suspect they would both reject those labels. And I wouldn't believe they aren't for a nanosecond.
I saw them on TV, an inspiration, both of them.
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