Injured Soldier Focuses on Future

Sgt. James T. Hackemer lost more than most could ever imagine in March when a roadside bomb exploded beside his heavily armored vehicle headed into Baghdad.

The 26-year-old Collins soldier, formerly from Gowanda, no longer has legs, struggles to express his thoughts and only recently learned how to eat again.

But Hackemer is defying the odds in a recovery he hopes will see him taking his first steps on artificial limbs by the fall.

Read the complete story in The Buffalo News.

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