They come to him battered, sometimes
broken, yet their strength is immeasurable. Some come with legs.
Some don't. Some are learning to walk again and some are in the
throes of postinjury healing. Some are still waiting to see if their
shredded limbs can survive. These wounded warriors come to fi nd
relief and reprieve from the pain of having their bodies torn apart.
They come to be whole.
Family helped boost the morale of Major Richard
Burkett after his plane crashed in 2012; massage
helped boost his recovery. His wife Melissa
(shown here welcoming Burkett home after his
Marine deployment in 2005) says massage
"helped speed up his healing process."
Corporal Gaven
Eier was in
his second
tour of duty in
Afghanistan when
he stepped on
an improvised
explosive device
( IED). Massage
has helped him
deal with the
aftereffects of that
May 2013 event.
