Christopher Garrett was an engineer with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. While serving in Afghanistan, Christopher was shot and 1. He was hospitalized and then medically 2.
Christopher was 3 to be returning home to his wife, Brittany, and was looking forward to getting back to normal life. Soon, 4, it became clear that "normal" was going to have a new 5.
Christopher's 6 made things difficult. Things that had once come 7 to him-like mowing the lawn (修剪草坪) — now seemed almost impossible. Even still, Christopher was 8 not to let his injuries get the best of him. Even though he only had an old-fashioned, non-motorized push mower, he 9 to go out and mow the yard, working through the 10 until the job was done.
It was 11 for Brittany to watch her husband go through this pain. When she saw Christopher threw himself down on the ground in tears one day, she ran to him, thinking he was 12 an emotional breakdown. When she got out to the yard, however, she saw the 13 of Christopher's tears Sitting in the yard was a(n) 14 riding lawn mower. Attached was a note: "I hope this 15 time for the things that matter most in your life. Thank you for your 16 and for my freedom. A grateful American."
Though the Garretts have no 17 who left the mower in their yard, it is clear a neighbor had seen Christopher 18 and wanted to help. That person may never know just how much the 19 meant to the Garretts, but for this couple it was life-changing.
Christopher still has a long 20 ahead of him in the recovery process, but thanks to this generous stranger, the journey is now a little easier.
