Living with partial blindness from a road side bomb, retired Cpl. Graig Chavez talks with Soldiers of the 1st ACB about his recovery process and what has driven him to move forward with his life, during a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 13. Chavez has an emblem of the Purple Heart Medal – an award he received for his injuries – embedded into his glass eye. At one time a ground trooper, Chavez was offered a desk job upon his recovery, but decided against it. To him, his options were to be on the ground – in the fight – or not at all, he said.