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In 2006, Marine Sgt. Tyler Ziegel, just 24 years old, stood at the altar with Rene Kline, 21. Their wedding day was a moment of hope, love, and courage after everything he had endured. 💍❤️

Tyler had survived the unimaginable — a bombing in Iraq that stole his left hand, three fingers on his right, part of his skull, the sight in one eye, and left his face forever scarred. Yet even with those wounds, he carried himself with quiet dignity, a living reminder of the sacrifices service demands.

Back home, life was far from easy. Unable to work, he depended on veterans’ benefits that too often failed him. His marriage ended a year later, and the struggles never ceased.

In 2012, at only 30 years old, Tyler’s story came to a heartbreaking end when he passed away from an overdose. 🕊️

But his legacy remains. Tyler’s life reminds us that the cost of war is not only measured on the battlefield — it is carried home in bodies, in minds, and in hearts long after the fighting ends.