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How to Turn Pain into Purpose

AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast by Assn. of the United States Army

In April 2003, CPL J.R. Martinez’s Humvee ran over a roadside bomb in Iraq, and he was trapped in the burning vehicle for over five minutes. When he got out, he had burns on 34 percent of his body. Three years in the hos...

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How to Turn Pain into Purpose is an episode from AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast by Assn. of the United States Army. In April 2003, CPL J.R. Martinez’s Humvee ran over a roadside bomb in Iraq, and he was trapped in the burning vehicle for over...

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Published Oct 8, 2025, 42:27 long, audio available.