May God Bless both of you and your marriage.
Josh is quite the story, amazing.
As a retired 20 yr military type here, one each crisp salute to Josh....and a very heartfelt 'thank you'.
Brandi has an equally amazing story. You are simply awesome. And I'm glad you found FreeRepublic, we are now better than 'we was'!
Thank you.
Again, best wishes to the both of you.
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Josh Wells Is Role Model To Us All
We were all introduced to Josh Wells as he was in route to Germany a few weeks ago just after an EFP had claimed both his legs. 4 EFPs hit his vehicle. One went inches behind him, one inches under him, and one right in front of him. The one in front of him tore his name patch on his uniform. The only one that hit him was the one that got his legs. God was watching over him!!! He also had his little bible in his pants pocket that he carried everywhere. He made his way to a hospital in San Antonio, TX where continued to follow his progress through several surgeries and the loss of more of his legs. A friend of a friend, of a friend had emailed one of our members asking that we put him on our prayer list. We did, but our member back tracked the emails and was put in contact with his step-mother who has given us first hand updates and the picture below. Josh is a very special young soldier. His attitude and the smile on his face tells us he is not going to let this incident slow him down. That smile seems to say, “I have the world by the tail and there are great things ahead for me!” One of those great things is his new bride, Brandi. He and Brandi were married on November 20th. Josh has been released from the hospital and is now in a room in the Hospital campus. He has a long road of therapy and rehab but will have his wife at his side. His step-mother says he has been receiving a lot of mail from OTY. She says he cherishes everyone. She says he reads each one aloud. We need to continue our prayers for him along with the cards and letters to he and Brandi along with our Congratulations and Best Wishes for a long and happy life together. His dad is with him and said they were able to go to the PX to buy some things Josh needed and he had to run to keep up with him in his chair. Josh is a great example to all of us. Nothing is going to stop this young man. God has something very special for him in the future.
Josh & Brandi Wells with Elizabeth Wells
Josh Wells
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3298 George C. Beach Rd.
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7569