Via NY Post:
All Dustin Kirby wanted for Christmas was his smile back.
The 32-year-old Navy veteran’s non-stop suffering began when an Iraqi sniper shot him in the face as he left a hilltop observation post in Karmah, Iraq, on Christmas Day 2006.
“I put on my gear, swung my rifle over my shoulder and when I took one step outside of the post everything went white,” he said. “I had no idea what happened.”
It took Kirby several minutes to realize he was shot.
“I noticed when I tried to speak I sounded funny. Then, I put my hand out and one drop of blood hit my hand followed by more blood than I had seen in my entire life,” he added.