
1st Lt. Charles E. Hayter, a 26-year-old native of Billings, Mont., once again leads Marines as a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. Hayter's right leg was amputated at mid-shin after he stepped on an Italian toe-popper landmine while on operations in Afghanistan. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. G. S. Thomas)
Read his story - at Marine Corps News