Author: benjaminwbass

6,000 miles away from the explosion in Iraq that took his leg, Josh Carpenter struggles to reclaim his former life as a college student.Mary Fischer, a civilian for the first time in years, strikes out on her own to create a new, independent life away from the army, and her controlling mother.The last time Josh saw Mary, his National Guard unit was leaving Camp Wolf, headed north to the war in … to the war in Iraq. The last time Mary saw Josh, he was unconscious, covered in blood, and headed for a hospital in Germany.On the campus of Indiana…