SAN ANTONIO — A wounded soldier healing in San Antonio after drawing national attention for a “salute seen around the world” soon will become a father. Brooke Army Medical Center officials ...

Wounded soldier thanks students for prayers, cards. By GRETCHEN PHILLIPS Staff writer; May 25, 2012 May 25, 2012; ... He spoke of one card with a drawing of a soldier saluting.

Military protocol calls for a soldier to salute when he receives the Purple Heart. A doctor tried to restrain the wounded soldier's right arm. It was, alas, a losing battle.

A picture showing a wounded soldier saluting his commanding officer from a hospital bed has stirred emotions throughout the world. The photo of Cpl. Josh Hargis' salute went viral after it was ...