If you met Ethan Payton, he’d probably tell you about his recently earned graduate degree in international affairs or that he’s learning to speak, read, and write in Arabic. He might mention his ambition to work for the government or a non-governmental organization that is involved in international development, particularly in the Middle East. But he probably would not tell you right away that he is a retired Army sergeant who lost his left arm in 2004 while deployed to Iraq-and given the lifelike appearance and function of his Ottobock Michelangelo Hand, you might not notice. Payton is too busy living life to make his injury a conversation piece.
