Spc. Joshua Pederson was manning his armored vehicle's revolving gun turret when insurgents peppered the hulking truck with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire," says USAToday in a story about the importance of protective eyewear. "When a round penetrated the vehicle, Pederson said he ducked inside and was hit with fragments and debris that sprayed his face and torso.Lying in a hospital bed, a Purple Heart freshly pinned to his gown, the 24-year-old Phoenix native bore numerous scabs and sutures along his jaw line and on his eyelids." Read more.
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