Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the SEA to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to Alaska Guardsman Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma, a pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron ahead of the coin presentation at Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson, Alaska, Feb., 1, 2023. Maddamma received a coin for his efforts in 2012 during a deployment in Afghanistan that shattered the bones in his lower left leg. He spent years in and out of a hospital, undergoing multiple surgeries and a demanding physical therapy regimen in an attempt to regain the full
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the SEA to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to Alaska Guardsman Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma, a pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron ahead of the coin presentation at Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson, Alaska, Feb., 1, 2023. Maddamma received a coin for his efforts in 2012 during a deployment in Afghanistan that shattered the bones in his lower left leg. He spent years in and out of a hospital, undergoing multiple surgeries and a demanding physical therapy regimen in an attempt to regain the full use of his leg. Eventually, after his recovery fell short of his target goal, Maddamma chose to have his injured leg surgically amputated, enabling his return to military service.
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