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...every day in Iraq, at least.
ABC profiles an American Hero, Marine Sgt. Jason Arellano, who was wounded in action during the battle for Fallujah
An ABC News crew was embedded with Arellano's company for the assault on Fallujah last fall, and we very quickly realized he was the guy we wanted to stick with. The operation was relatively smooth for Arellano and his men. They secured their slice of the city in eight days and we left.More than a month later, I got an e-mail from Arellano, sent from a hospital bed in Germany. He'd already had seven operations on shrapnel wounds in his neck and leg and a bullet wound in his groin.
Arellano had been on patrol, still in Fallujah, where he'd spent his 27th birthday. On Dec. 12, he was hit. He became the Marine that squad leaders tell their men about.
When he recovers he wants to rejoin his unit in Iraq.
"All my men are still there. I've received messages and e-mails that they're doing all right," he said.
He's also considering becoming a police officer.
Kudos to Nightline for telling this story.
