John Peck is an American Marine sergeant who lost both his legs and arms during a mission in Afghanistan in 2010. He lost both legs and one arm when an Improvised explosive device he stepped on exploded; while recovering in the hospital, an infection forced amputation of his remaining arm.[1] He successfully underwent a ground-breaking bilateral arm transplant in August 2016.[2][3][4]
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Peck wrote a book, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan, that was released on May 7, 2019. Also a documentary was made about him.[5]
In 2021, Our Life released a documentary, The Man with Another Man's Arms, following Peck's recovery from bilateral arm transplant on YouTube.[6] The video received over 5,000,000 views within its first year. He was also named Military Times Veteran of the Year for 2021.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b Shane III, Leo (2021-08-25). "Despite catastrophic injury, Veteran of the Year John Peck has persevered — and inspired". Military Times. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ White, Peter (April 6, 2019). "U.S. Marine Sergeant John Peck To Be The Subject Of Barcroft-Produced Doc For Viacom's Channel 5".
- ^ "John Peck, Bilateral Arm Transplant - Brigham and Women's Hospital". www.brighamandwomens.org.
- ^ "Marine vet who received double arm transplant to deliver 1st pitch at Boulders game". lohud.com.
- ^ "How One Marine Lost His Limbs and Rebuilt His Life". June 24, 2019.
- ^ The Man With Another Mans Arms | Our Life, retrieved 2022-04-13
- ^ "Marine Who Lost All Four Limbs Receives Double Arm Transplant So He Could Hold Fiancée's Hand". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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