Since losing a leg while stationed in Iraq, veteran Brian Wihelm, a New Lenox resident and computer science major at Lewis University in Romeoville, has competed in the army's pentathlon and done research in such areas as fingerprint analysis and stock ma
Brian Wihelm (left), a veteran who lost a leg in Iraq, is now a computer science major at Lewis University, doing research with Dr. Ray Klump, Lewis University chair of Math and Computer Science. | CAROL DORSETT ~ FOR SUN-TIMES MEDIA
War vet doesn’t let loss of leg slow him down
Only six months after being deployed to Iraq as part of the 4th Infantry Division, Brian Wilhelm found himself back in the States and facing a lengthy stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Enemy fire had tore through his entire calf muscle during … Read More