blog #15

"Wounded vet goes from 'life slipping away' to soap opera star". CNN. 2008. 22 March 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/16/jr.martinez/index.html?iref=newssearch

As a U.S. soldier drives his humvee down gravel road in Iraq with his comrades, suddenly a mine explodes, blowing up his left front tire. He was trapped in the vehicle while it started to burn. His friends were able to escape and only suffered minor injuries. As the humvee started to smolder, the soldier began to think of his mother and her receiving a flag because of his death and he suddenly realized he couldn't put her through that kind of pain. As a result of his vision, he mustered up enough strenght to fight his way out the vehicle and make it to saftey. While in the hospital, with his mother by his side, he was forced to watch a Spanish soap opera with his mother. He joked with her saying "One day I'm going to be on a soap opera, mom". But his joke came true because he is now starring in the the soap opera titled "All My Children". He has inspired many in todays world by telling them to be strong and hold on to certain things in life because they'll get you through.