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Tomas Young
United States Army soldier
Tomas Young (November 30, – November 10, ) was an American military veteran of the Iraq War. In , he was wounded and paralyzed by a bullet to the spine five days after he reached Iraq.
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One of the first veterans to come out publicly against the war, Young actively protested against the war after he returned to the United States. When his physical condition worsened in due to various medical complications, Young chose to go into hospice care.[1] He later reversed that decision and accepted medical treatment until he died in [2]
Military career
Two days after the September 11 attacks, Young was inspired by President George W.
Bush to enlist in the United States Army. He hoped both to gain the chance to attend college through the G.I. Bill and, in his words, "exact some form of retribution" on those who caused the attacks.[3]
On April 4, ,[1] five days after being sent to Iraq, Young was shot while