The Burgess Family

November 20, 2011 is a day Daniel Burgess will never forget. The Army Staff Sergeant had been deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the PSYOP team, carrying out operations "to win hearts and minds." His job-an incredibly dangerous one-was to help the local population identify, avoid, and remove explosive traps left by the Taliban. Daniel was working with Marines in Helmand Province to clear a village of 42 improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Tragedy struck as Daniel worked with a local villager to determine the location of an IED. Suddenly, a terrible explosion ripped through the Afghan desert. Daniel had stepped on a hidden IED. He lost his right leg, sustained severe damage to his left leg, and suffered a traumatic brain injury, burns, fractures, and a multitude of other injuries. The arduous recovery process from his catastrophic injuries is...