A victim of an October 2006 improvised explosive device attack in Haditha, Iraq, Perry returned stateside with a broken back, broken arm, broken ribs, a fractured left kneecap as well as a multitude of burns, cuts and abrasions.
But he fought through 30 surgeries to recover.
While his medical care after returning home was excellent, he said, he was discouraged about his employment opportunities and bounced around a few jobs following his retirement from the U.S. Navy in March 2010.
Now the 29-year-old Perryville-native has a clerical position with the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The job comes thanks to the help of a relatively new branch of the U.S. Army Wounded Warriors program.
By Associated Press, Sunday, March 20, 12:01 AM
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