Air Force Lt. Col. Melchizedek “Kato” Martinez, a career tactical communications officer, prepares for a rehabilitation session at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Dec. 7, 2016. During the Brussels Airport bombing March 22, 2016, which tragically killed his wife and injured his children, Kato suffered multiple burns and injuries and has since undergone a number of grueling rehabilitative procedures.

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