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Long Way Home: Soldier Adjusts to Life After Kandahar

In June 2014, U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Krumwiede visited his hometown of Pocatello, Idaho for the first time since he was injured on patrol in Afghanistan.
Image: Sgt. Matt Krumwiede prepares to put on prosthetic legs at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio
Sgt. Matt Krumwiede prepares to put on prosthetic legs to practice riding his longboard at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on February 24. JIM URQUHART / Reuters file