J.R Martinez

This is a little off topic from the wounded warrior project but if anyone was watching the Dancing with the Stars finally they would have seen that J.R Martinez won. If you don't already know Martinez enlisted in the Army after his high school graduation, and in 2003 while he was driving a Humvee in Iraq he ran over a land mine and was trapped underneath the Humvee he burned about 40 percent of his body. The injuries left him with scars on his face and the loss of his left ear. He spent 34 months here in San Antonio, at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he underwent 33 different surgeries including skin grafts and cosmetic surgery. After a nurse asked him to speak to another burn patient, who saw his body for the first time, he realized how he could help other burn victims and has since travel the country as a motivational speaker. In 2008 he was cast as wounded veteran on the show All My Children and now has won Dancing with the Stars. J.R. Martinez is a perfect example of how wounded warriors can go on to live normal lives and help others who are going through the vigor's of rehabilitation. It's also people like J.R who remind you how everyday can bring new challenges so cherish every day.