Shilo Harris shares his incredible story of injury and recovery with groups of veterans, wounded warriors and others around the country, and continues to be an inspiration for fellow soldiers.
Guest Information
Shilo Harris
Website: www.shiloharris.com
Twitter: @ShiloHarris
Book: Steel Will
Bio
On February, 19, 2007, during his second deployment to Iraq, the vehicle Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED), killing three soldiers, wounding the driver, and leaving Staff Sgt. Harris with third degree burns on 35% of his body. Due to the severity of his burns, Staff Sgt. Harris lost his ears, tip of his nose, three fingers, and he sustained fractures to his left collarbone and C-7 vertebrae. In 2010 he was medically retired from the Army. Today, Harris shares his story with groups of veterans, wounded warriors and others around the country, and continues to be an inspiration for fellow soldiers.