Afghanistan “Thanks for Your Service, Soldier” April 25, 2013 Share Read Later Army photo / Staff Sgt. Teddy WadeSgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, speak words of encouragement to Army Spc. Zac Gore and wife Susan during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, April 16. Gore lost his left arm and leg when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.