CAMP HANSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Macon, Ga., native Sgt. Stephen M. Smith (left), the armory maintenance chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Port Neches, Texas, native Lance Cpl. Christian D. Matte, an armorer with 2/8, have worked together for almost a year. Smith’s left leg was amputated below the knee after he survived an Improvised Explosive Device blast in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. An American Hero, Georgia native loses leg, returns to combat zone DVIDS435072

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