Relevant Communications...

A few months ago, US General David Petraeus, head of the Iraq military operations, paid a visit to Walter Reed Medical Center to see Lt. Brian Brennan, a soldier badly wounded by a roadside bomb that killed three of his comrades in Iraq. Lt. Brian Brennan lost both legs and survived the bombing but was in a deep coma as a result. On a scale of 'one to ten' with 'ten' being the most grievous injury, Brennan was diagnosed as a 'one;' he was said to have significant brain damage and was not expected to survive his wounds. His family and friends tried to bring him back from the coma but to no avail. General Petraeus was trying to do the same thing but was unsuccessful as well. However, just as Petraeus was leaving the hospital room he returned to Lt. Brennan's bedside for one last attempt. He shouted "one, two, three...Currahee," a Native American phrase that means 'we stand alone.' It was also the motto that every member of Lt. Brennan's 101st Airborne Division lived by. Amazingly, Lt. Brennan began thrashing wildly, quickly moved his 'stumps' on the bed, and came out of his coma. He is now walking on his new prosthetic legs and speaking clearly and intelligently about his experience. Miraculously, he has made a full recovery. Talk about relevant communications...