The January 2007 issue of Esquire magazine featured the
latest in the publication’s “What I’ve Learned” interviews. In this
interview, 25-year-old triple amputee Bryan Anderson of Rolling
Meadows, Illinois, tells readers what he has learned since both of
his legs and most of his left arm were severed when a roadside bomb
hidden in a curb demolished the Humvee that he was driving in
Baghdad in the fall of 2005. Anderson’s language is fresh, even raw
at times, and his descriptions are vivid and gripping. He brings
the reality of war home to thousands of readers with an honesty
that some might find disturbing. Anderson’s perspective on life is
inspiring. His story shows that life can change in an instant, and
that people aren’t defined by the changes they go through in life
but by how they deal with those changes.
