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Hockey Helping Army Veteran Krist Francisco Thrive And Inspire
Krist Francisco was serving in Afghanistan in 2010 when a 500-pound IED ended his career in the Army.
July 5, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS – Krist Francisco was serving in Afghanistan in 2010, when a 500-pound IED ended his career in the Army.
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"Traumatic brain injury, a heart condition from losing so much blood too fast, it damaged some sensor in my heart. And then the bigger, more visual thing was I had a femur fracture that was just above my knee, and then came out just below my knees," Francisco said.
What followed was months of physical rehab and a diagnosis of depression and PTSD.
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