Article: Of arms and men: losing a limb in Iraq leads a Durham industrial designer on a quest to help amputees get a better grip on things.(FEATURE)(Company overview)

Capt. Jonathan Kuniholm crouches, low and quiet, as he and three dozen other Marines advance through a thick palm grove along the Euphrates River. The platoon is looking for Iraqi insurgents who a few hours earlier had fired at a boat patrolling near Haditha Dam. As they close in on the suspected hot spot, a homemade bomb hidden in an olive oil can explodes. Shrapnel rips through the squadron, knocking Kuniholm off his feet. When he regains his senses a few minutes later, he sees his right arm is nearly severed just below the elbow. His M-16 rifle is blown in half. Amid a raging firefight, Kuniholm pulls himself out of danger and is airlifted to the al-Asad air base ...

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