Face of Defense: Wounded Airman Lives for Son, Hopes to Stay on Active Duty

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro has made remarkable strides in his recovery in the three years and 102 surgeries since he and his team were ambushed by the Taliban in the mountains near Qalat, Afghanistan. [snip]

“They told me I was going to be in the hospital for another year, that I may or may not walk again, [and] that I was going to be stuck on a respirator for the rest of my life,” Del Toro said.

“I sat there for a few seconds and came back with, ‘You can kiss my ass,’” he said.

[in·dom·i·ta·ble (in-dom-it-bl) adj. : Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable. ]

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