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John Patterson, a wounded warrior and medically retired Marine, was injured when a bomb went off as he entered a building during a combat patrol Jan. 23, 2011. The blast severed his left leg below the knee. Patterson, a native of Columbia, Md., now works as an intern at Program Executive Officer Land Systems through the Wounded Warrior Intern Program, part of the Naval Acquisition Development Program.
131030-M-PS121-168.JPG Photo By: Monique Randolph, U.S. Marine Corps

Nov 13, 2013
Columbia, MD - John Patterson, a wounded warrior and medically retired Marine, was injured when a bomb went off as he entered a building during a combat patrol Jan. 23, 2011. The blast severed his left leg below the knee. Patterson, a native of Columbia, Md., now works as an intern at Program Executive Officer Land Systems through the Wounded Warrior Intern Program, part of the Naval Acquisition Development Program.


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