After injury in Iraq, Joliet airman visited by Bush
By Charles B. Pelkie, Herald News Staff Writer (Illinois)
A U.S. Air Force explosives technician from Joliet who lost his arm in a roadside blast in Baghdad, Iraq, received a visit from President Bush earlier this month.
Senior Airman Daniel Acosta was recuperating in a San Antonio military hospital on New Year's Day when the president came to his room for a 10-minute visit.
"He said he was thankful for the sacrifice I made for our country," Acosta said. "He was really down-to-earth. We talked about my injuries, and the next thing you know we were talking about sports."
On patrol in Iraq, Acosta credits Staff Sgt. Joseph Upton (left) for saving his life.
While recuperating from injuries received from a roadside bomb in Iraq, Senior Airman Dan Acosta and his wife, Sandy, are visited by President Bush in a Texas hospital.
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