Retired Cpl. Anthony Villarreal and his wife, Jessica, share a kiss during a recent visit back to Twentynine Palms. Anthony lost 80 percent of his skin, his right arm and all the fingers on his left hand during an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan in June 2005. Since then, the couple has weathered through more than 70 surgeries and Anthony's neverending struggle to live as normal a life as possible. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. DJ Wu) - Retired Cpl. Anthony Villarreal and his wife, Jessica, share a kiss during a recent visit back to Twentynine Palms. Anthony lost 80 percent of his skin, his right arm and all the fingers on his left hand during an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan in June 2005. Since then, the couple has weathered through more than 70 surgeries and Anthony's neverending struggle to live as normal a life as possible. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. DJ Wu)
Retired Cpl. Anthony Villarreal and his now-wife, Jessica, all all smiles during their dating years. The Lubbock, Texas, natives have been married for five years. More than half that time has been spent helping Anthony readjust to life after a June 2008 run-in with an improvised explosive device took out away one of his arms, all of his remaining fingers and more than 80 percent of his skin. - Retired Cpl. Anthony Villarreal and his now-wife, Jessica, all all smiles during their dating years. The Lubbock, Texas, natives have been married for five years. More than half that time has been spent helping Anthony readjust to life after a June 2008 run-in with an improvised explosive device took out away one of his arms, all of his remaining fingers and more than 80 percent of his skin.