At 7 45, Natasha Warikoo examines what College Students in the u. S. And uk think about race and diversity programs. And on booktv after words program, Lissa Muscatine reports on alternatives to traditional banking. Todd starn offers thoughts on americas political and Cultural Landscape and wrapping up at 11 00 peter looks at gentrification in new york, new orleans, and los angeles and what happens in these cities. I had orders taking me to fort hood, texas. And i thought it isnt fair if i go to fort hood and they go overseas. I canceled the request and went overseas. What an idiot. Everything is going my way. A lot of fire fights. I am a senior ee6 and get everything i want. I am good at getting compliments. Did you get a hair cut . Some of you got that and some didn didnt. We got a phone call on april 10th, 2012 and they said look, we have ieds in the city and need you to check it out. Got the gear on and swept the area. Took off my bag and i sat on the ground. When it hit the ground, underneath it was in implosive device. It ripped off my right arm, left leg, left arm pone blown out at the wrist. My thumb, index and middle fung finger there were. I dropped the bag and hit the left side of my face and my left eye starting swelling shut. I radios with the last of my hand and i said i hit a bomb and need a medic. My medic cake to work on me and i said dont worry about it. I said get away and save my guys. There were two with me yelling out. I said you will not solve this problem. I have seen guys go less. I wasnt suicidal but i didnt think it was worth his time. It would have bled out and it would have been quick. He put tourniquets on and worked on it. They checked on the two guys and they were fine. They had shrapnel and had to come home and stuff like. Then they put me on a helicopter and flew me out to the hospital. We had been at war a while and they are so good at traumatic injury that 99 of people who make it their alive leave alive. I am trying to get back up. I am mad i am on his bed. And the i am trying to sit up and they jump on my chest and one guy is chest to chest hold you down. He said you need to go to sleep. I can stop be afraid of showing fear. On the battlefield, all i could see was the soldier calling for his mom. The last memory was going to be me yelling at the medic and the second guy who was freaking out. I said dock, shut up and do your job. It is fine. It is okay. I kept reassuring them if i die, it isnt your fault. I say my little girl. They pull my pants off and my left leg comes off with it. 14 hours of surgery, nine doctors and two nurses, over 30 blood transfusions. People are rushing to donate from them to me. The first thing out of my mouth the soldiers are any soldiersment in brotherinlaw said, theyre okay. And then i said, am apparel paralyzed . And i asked and he side, no. And side am apparellized . He said, you dont have them anymore. Im like, what is this going assassin pay my taxes taxes ande care of my family. [applause] im jc kris hall and