WASHINGTON - Max Brewer can't pinpoint the exact moment his
body began to degrade while serving in Iraq, but the physical rigors of war
took their toll and left him partially paralyzed by 2009.
"I was expected to be in a wheelchair for the rest of
my life," the 47-year-old says.
"I'm not the only one. There's a lot of soldiers who
have had issues with their knees, their backs, their hips, because of the
equipment."
Brewer served in Iraq for the entirety of 2005. During that
time he suffered nerve damage in his spinal cord that he thinks was exacerbated
by unknown pre-existing issues. Although he hoped to remain in active duty
after returning home, his condition continued to deteriorate, requiring three
major surgeries that left him bedridden for weeks.
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