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| Monday, Jan 7 2008 10:45 PM
Last Updated: Monday, Jan 7 2008 10:49 PM
A Bakersfield soldier facing months of painful treatments to repair the damage caused by a roadside bomb in Iraq has something to smile about.
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Pfc. Jamin Moore
U.S. Army Pfc. Jamin Moore always beams whenever he is read cards and letters from the community, according to family friend Steve Alvidrez.
"You have no idea what that has meant to Jamin and to us as we continue to help Jamin through his recovery," his mother, Julie Moore, said in an e-mail about the well wishes, donations and projects that went toward helping Moore.
More than 60 percent of Moore's body was badly burned on Dec. 4 when the Humvee he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb. Three fellow soldiers in the 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, died in the explosion.
The Liberty High School graduate and a former Cal State Bakersfield student is being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
He is receiving grafts and other treatments to repair his skin, Alvidrez said. Moore must be constantly monitored for infection and is also being treated for lung injuries caused by the hot gases and fumes he inhaled in the attack.
Moore doesn't talk much because he is saving his energy for his daily treatments.
"Jamin's face is healing before my eyes," his mother said.
Moore is expected to get about three months of treatment in the hospital and then 16 months of physical therapy, according to Alvidrez.