"Profile of courage - ""I'm still here."" Senior Airman Mike Malarsie, USAF, is a tactical air control party (TACP) specialist. He was hit by a roadside bomb while he, one other TACP and 11 Army soldiers were on foot patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan, January 3, 2010. He wants to remain in the Air Force;  ""Yeah, I'm blind, but I'm still here. I'm not going to let this wound hold me back … I don't want to take off the uniform. It's always been a dream of mine to be in the military."""
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