Purple road to resiliency
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jesus Soto, right, 1st Security Forces Squadron gunner, waits for a medical team to transport him to Forward Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2005. During a routine convoy mission, Soto was thrown from his truck and ruptured his bladder, broke his left leg, forearm, clavicle and shattered his left wrist. The impact from him hitting the ground also blew out his right hip. (Courtesy Photo)