Col. Todd R. Wood, Commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, administers the oath of re-enlistment to Staff Sgt. Brian Beem, a Cavalry Scout assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment during a special ceremony at Forward Operating base Frontenac Nov. 9. Beem is a single leg amputee who has continued to serve despite his injury. He lost his leg after a Improvised Explosive Device detonated during his 2006 deployment to Iraq. ( Army Photo By: Sgt. Thomas Duval 1/25 SBCT Public Affairs) Cavalry amputee re-enlists in Afghanistan 111109-A-BE343-012

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