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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/You%E2%80%99re_not_living_unless_you%E2%80%99re_trying_new_things%2C_Bryan_Anderson_shares_his_story_with_Meio_University_students_130614-D-LG030-308.jpg/440px-You%E2%80%99re_not_living_unless_you%E2%80%99re_trying_new_things%2C_Bryan_Anderson_shares_his_story_with_Meio_University_students_130614-D-LG030-308.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">At Meio University in Okinawa, Japan, 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">April 9, 1981</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data">Army</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">2001–2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">Sergeant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data">411th Military Police Company</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data">Purple Heart</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Other work</th><td class="infobox-data">Spokesperson, Actor, Stuntman, and Author</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.andersonactive.com/">http://www.andersonactive.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bryan Anderson</b> (born April 9, 1981)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American veteran of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, triple <a href="/wiki/Amputation" title="Amputation">amputee</a>, and spokesperson. He is the author of his memoir, <i>No Turning Back.</i> Anderson has acted in a handful of television shows and movies, and also works as a <a href="/wiki/Stuntman" class="mw-redirect" title="Stuntman">stuntman</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anderson has an identical twin brother named Bob, and a younger sister named Briana. His parents are Jim and Janet Waswo.<sup id="cite_ref-pritzker_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pritzker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson was active in sports during high school. He began as a gymnast when he was a freshman, and competed in state-level competitions for the next three years.<sup id="cite_ref-pritzker_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pritzker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-esquire_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esquire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating, Anderson worked for <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> as Ground Crew Chief at <a href="/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport" title="O'Hare International Airport">O'Hare International Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pritzker_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pritzker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also worked as a prison guard at <a href="/wiki/United_States_Penitentiary,_Leavenworth" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth">Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-chicagotonight_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chicagotonight-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military">Military</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anderson enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> in April 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-wcsh6_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcsh6-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His deployment date was on September 11, 2001. He served two tours of duty in Iraq. Anderson was stationed in <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson earned the title of Sergeant in the Military Police.<sup id="cite_ref-pritzker_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pritzker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chicagotonight_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chicagotonight-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in Iraq, he led police training courses.<sup id="cite_ref-chicagotonight_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chicagotonight-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 23, 2005, while taking his unit commander on a routine mission to visit Iraqi police stations, Anderson's Humvee drove past an improvised explosive device (IED) in Southeast Baghdad.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson's Humvee was the last vehicle in the convoy.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IED would have caused fatal damage if they were traveling at 30 miles per hour, but they were traveling at only 5 miles per hour.<sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson says he was awake for the entire ordeal.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the impact of the explosion, Anderson spun backwards in his seat, and lost both his legs and left hand immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-homecare_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-homecare-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adding to his injuries, Anderson's right lung collapsed when the bomb hit.<sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He tried swatting a fly from his face when he realized he no longer had his left hand.<sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He credits his smoking habit for saving his right hand. Anderson said he usually has both hands on the steering wheel, but because he was smoking, he only had his left hand resting on the wheel.<sup id="cite_ref-armytimes_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armytimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immediately after learning about the severity of his wounds, Anderson cracked a joke to his friends.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After being transported by helicopter, he lost consciousness and awoke one week later at <a href="/wiki/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center" title="Walter Reed Army Medical Center">Walter Reed Army Medical Center</a>. Anderson said it felt more like three seconds, and was confused to wake up and see his mother staring back at him.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He endured 13 months of rehab at Walter Reed Army Hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-homecare_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-homecare-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of the incident, Anderson had two months left in Iraq before he was to return to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Hood" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Hood">Fort Hood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-armytimes_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armytimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the Iraq War's fourth triple amputee.<sup id="cite_ref-wcsh6_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcsh6-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was 9 months into his second tour in Iraq, where he served as a specialist in the 411th Military Police Company.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson's twin brother also serves in the Army, and his hand served as the mold for Bryan Anderson's prosthetic hand.<sup id="cite_ref-armytimes_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armytimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a> because of his injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-pritzker_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pritzker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_the_war">After the war</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: After the war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While in recovery and learning how to walk in his prosthetic legs, Anderson tripped into <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a> at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Upon meeting, Sinise called Anderson, "The real Lt. Dan!" referring to the character Sinise played in the film <a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump" title="Forrest Gump">Forrest Gump</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sinise wrote the foreword to Anderson's memoir. The two worked together to get a bill passed in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> for a disabled veterans memorial in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> Anderson even played with Sinise's band, <a href="/wiki/Lt._Dan_Band" title="Lt. Dan Band">Lt. Dan Band</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the ambassador of the Gary Sinise Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-update_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-update-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson has acted in <i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_NY" title="CSI: NY">CSI: NY</a></i> as a wounded Navy Seal accused of murder.<sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also had parts on the television shows, <i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wire" title="The Wire">The Wire</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)">Hawaii Five-0</a></i>, and most recently in the reboot of <i><a href="/wiki/Magnum_P.I._(2018_TV_series)" title="Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)">Magnum PI</a></i>. Anderson was in the films, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestler_(2008_film)" title="The Wrestler (2008 film)">The Wrestler</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/American_Sniper_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Sniper (film)">American Sniper</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was featured in the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Alive_Day_Memories:_Home_from_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq">Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq</a></i>, and worked with <a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-island_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aside from acting, Anderson is also a stuntman.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a stunt driver for the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight" title="The Dark Knight">The Dark Knight</a></i>, and became friends with actor <a href="/wiki/Heath_Ledger" title="Heath Ledger">Heath Ledger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mighty_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mighty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson was interviewed by <i><a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a></i>, and featured on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Esquire_(magazine)" title="Esquire (magazine)">Esquire</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He hosted a TV show on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> titled, <i>Reporting for Service with Bryan Anderson,</i> which aired in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson won a regional <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> for this program, which focused on community service in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson was made into a character for the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Captain_America" title="Captain America">Captain America</a> series.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-catholic_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson's memoir titled, <i>No Turning Back: One Man's Inspiring True Story of Courage, Determination, and Hope</i>, focuses on his experiences and lessons he's learned rather than on the incident in Iraq.,<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-homecare_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-homecare-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> David Mack is the co-writer. It was published on November 11, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He won gold medals at the National Wheelchair Games for table tennis and archery.<sup id="cite_ref-esquire_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esquire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson is the spokesperson for USA Cares, a nonprofit organization based in <a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff, Kentucky</a> that helps post-<a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11</a> veterans.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also the national spokesperson for Quantam Rehab.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson is a wheelchair design consultant. He is responsible for testing out the wheelchairs to make them sturdier and stronger.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson speaks at large rehab facilities, working to instill "perseverance and determination".<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal">Personal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anderson lives in <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois" title="Rolling Meadows, Illinois">Rolling Meadows, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailyherald_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailyherald-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of his interests and hobbies include, bungee jumping, skydiving, snowboarding, rock climbing, wakeboarding, and white-water rafting.<sup id="cite_ref-island_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-island-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Anderson_(author)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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