Combat injuries - Battered but not beaten

Toben Medeiros looks out the window as he waits for his girlfriend to arrive as he attends one of his friends 21'st birthday party in the south end of New Bedford. Toben Medeiros, 21 tries to come to grips with his injuries as he adapts to a little bit of life at home before going for more treatment in Washington D.C. Toben is a marine from Dartmouth, MA that was wounded during a tour of duty in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded while his squad attempted to flee a building that was under enemy fire. His best friend was killed instantly.

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Toben Medeiros looks out the window as he waits for his girlfriend to arrive as he attends one of his friends 21'st birthday party in the south end of New Bedford. Toben Medeiros, 21 tries to come to grips with his injuries as he adapts to a little bit of life at home before going for more treatment in Washington D.C. Toben is a marine from Dartmouth, MA that was wounded during a tour of duty in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded while his squad attempted to flee a building that was under enemy fire. His best friend was killed instantly.