Wounded Marine Returns Home to Wed
 

Sh*t. That poor guy. It's a great story, but damn. It's stuff like this that really makes you appreciate what you have.

That was cool she still married him, love is pretty strong. through she could stand to look a little happier in those pictures,

I thought so too, but check out the photo album. She does seem pretty happy in there.

...You can see how full of wonder and joy Mrs. Glen Jacobs is

Truly a great story, love is truly that strong, nothing can break that, not even some stupid war that shouldnt be fought.

I look at those pictures, and they remind me so much of some I've seen of disfigured soldiers from WWI. You'd think they would have made advances in facial reconstruction, but it remains very much the same as 1917. It really is a pity.

When you are in love to that degree....it does not matter. Love truly is blind.

She'd be a pretty shallow and unworthy person if she suddenly decided the love that she felt for him was gone just because something happened that caused physical disformity.

I hope they have a long and happy marriage. Love conquors all :tlove:

Yowza. I feel bad for the guy, but he's lucky to have a great girl who'll love him despite his looks.

They have made advances. But on the battlefield, making it pretty is not a priority. Stopping bleeding and replacing lost fluids is the priority (in other words, simply preventing hemorrhagic shock/death), and doing that can be very difficult. It can be days before these guys see a proper operating table where the surgeon has the leisure to even consider cosmetic aspects. I have seen wounds from IEDs and shrapnel-laden blasts, and the word shredded doesn't do justice to just how messed up the tissues are. I've seen prettier things come out of a meat grinder. I'd say the surgeons did a good job on this guy, considering his face was blasted off.