U.S. Army Spc. Eddie Cordero soldiered on through the pain of injuring his back and neck during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2017.
Once he returned to Fort Bliss, Texas after his deployment, he knew he needed to do something about it.

Fortunately, he learned about the Army’s Warrior Transition Units and what they do for wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and ultimately decided it was a path he needed to take.

In July 2018, Cordero was assigned to the WTU at Fort Drum, New York, which was much closer to his hometown of #Yonkers, New York. He readily admits the time to recover from his injuries was necessary, but it wasn’t easy…..

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