Injured Soldier Comes Home
A soldier training in Afghanistan who suffered a medical emergency is home with is family now, and it took lots of caring people with big hearts to get him there.
?Pride– I think that flag sitting in our front yard should say a lot,? said Donald Kevin Colvin, the soldier’s father.
Patriotism runs deep in the Colvin family.
?To see him in uniform after I wore it, and his grandfather wore the uniform,? said Colvin.
Donald Junior Colvin is the fourth generation to be in the military. The Colvins are well aware of the risk a soldier takes. Their son may be a solider, but to them, he?s still their baby.
?I?m scared to death every time the phone rings,? said Colvin.
?When I first got the call, I thought, ‘Is he going to make it?’? said his mother, Stella Colvin.
He left for Afghansitan Aug.1.
?I was expecting going over there train, and come home,? said Junior Colvin.
But, life doesn?t always give a person what he expects.
?Worst thing I’ve ever been through — I couldn’t move,? said Junior Colvin.
He suffered from a collapsed lung. Doctors said they don?t know what caused it. Even though his family wasn?t there, his mom said others were.
?He took the angels with him,? said Stella Colvin.
He was taken to Germany before doctors decided he could come back to the States. He arrived in Texas, and the community pitched in to help the Colvins be reunited.
?They had enough donations to come to me. It really helped,? said Junior Colvin.
Now, he?s getting used to being back home, but simple things like walking or driving take a toll on him.
?When I sneeze, it feels like someone is crushing my chest,? said Junior Colvin.
His family members have been by his side through it all and are proud of their baby.
?We’re not happy with the risk he takes, but we’re happy he’s doing it,? said Donald Colvin.
Junior Colvin is still recovering. He hopes to stay in the military, but if he can’t, he plans to go back to school.
Doctors said there is a chance he will suffer from a collapsed lung again.
