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JTAC fights to stay in after injuries
A roadside bomb in Afghanistan took Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro's face, his hands and his career as an elite JTAC, an in-theater joint terminal attack controller summoning tactical jet strikes.
Burned but unbowed, the 32-year-old Del Toro is hellbent on getting his life back - and determined to stay in uniform.
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