Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
A service member participating in Operation Proper Exit loads a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2012. Operation Proper Exit brings severely wounded service members back to the theater where they sustained their injuries to provide a first-hand progress update on the continuing mission and to help in the healing process. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie)