In November of 1964, Dan LeBlanc fulfilled his lifelong dream of enlisting in the Marine Corps. In boot camp, Le Blanc trained to be a Naval Air Technician. However, due to a shortage of medevac gunners, all technicians, including LeBlanc, became gunners. Le Blanc flew on medevac missions in and out of the infamous DMZ. On one mission, he was shot in his right arm, which was eventually amputated. LeBlanc recounts his combat experiences, his arduous journey home as an injured soldier (see photographed telegrams), his life as an amputee, and his career in helping amputee veterans. You can read more about LeBlanc's experiences in his memoir, Deckhouse: My story.