On Nov. 12, Vogt, now a first lieutenant, will celebrate his first “Alive Day,” the anniversary of the day both his legs were shorn off by a makeshift bomb. He survived, receiving 500 units of blood, more than any other casualty survivor in U.S. history.Video: Wounded Warrior Army 1st Lt. Nick Vogt, 24, does pushups without legs:
His story epitomizes the advancements in casualty care in the past decade and illustrates just how far the U.S. military will go to save one of its own.
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