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Military Rehab Center - Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody helps cut master. Sgt. Daniel Robles is at the inaugural awards ceremony yesterday for the Center for Tripods, a new state-of-the-art rehabilitation center in Fort Sam Houston. Cody was awarded Ro... (Photo credit: USA) See ORIGINAL

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (News, Jan. 29, 2007) -- The day before the star-studded opening, Deputy Chief of Staff General Richard A. Cody presided over the first awards ceremony in downtown's Ford Intrepid. Yesterday at Fort Sam Houston.

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Yesterday, however, Cody's focus wasn't on the grand opening or the celebrity cast, but on Master Sgt. Daniel Reuben, who received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star in the new central hall.

"We have a warrior spirit that Marshal Robles lived with throughout his life and was leading the troops when he was wounded that day in April 2006 while serving as a sergeant in Baghdad," said the general. .

A mortar platoon sergeant was wounded on 8 April 2006 while patrolling south of Baghdad. Reuben was in the convoy's lead vehicle when he was hit by an IED. Reuben lost two of his legs below the knee as a result of the explosion.

"From then on he went back and lived his mission first, never admitting defeat, never giving up and never abandoning a fallen comrade," said Cody.

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Cody said a similar mission is supported by private donations and the dedication of Arnold and Ken Fisher, a father-son team led by the Brave Fallen Heroes Fund and the Fisher House Foundation.

"The first mission is to get soldiers like Marshal Robles back on their feet. It's your job to let him go. It's our job to help him admit defeat. And leaving a fallen comrade is what the Fisher House Foundation and the CFI Foundation ( did) And you ended up on the battlefield.” All those great Americans who gave their dollars and their hearts to let our troops know that if you get hurt, we're with you…” Cody said.

Despite his injuries, Reuben stopped to receive a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, which Cody called his "badges of honor".

"I hate handing out Purple Hearts, but I'm proud because I know the pain and suffering the soldier goes through, and the family to help him get back. He gives his life back."

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Regardless of his injuries, Cody has shown that many of the soldiers he meets have a love for this country and. "I have so much to offer that most people say, 'General, we can stay.'

"You have my appointment as Deputy CEO, we'll keep it as long as you want to stay."

Robles, who has been at the helm for 17 years, said he was happy to complete his 20-year career. "It's amazing that he gave me the card."

"I couldn't ask for a better position to come to Fort Sam Houston and Brooke Medical Center," said Reuben. "I can only imagine what will happen when this place is fully open. Tomorrow is a big day for Fort Sam and all services."

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Along with the Veterans Center, two new Fisher Houses will open today in Fort Sam Houston. The 21-room apartments, similar to a high-rise hotel, are a home away from home for the families of wounded warriors.

"People ask me why we do this," said Ken, president and CEO of the Fisher House Foundation. "Look to my left," he said, referring to Reuben. "You can imagine this sergeant going through rehab and his family not being with him. That's why we do what we do."