He was a decorated veteran of World War II (Bronze Star medal): during the Battle of the Bulge, he administered medical aid and performed an amputation under fire, saving the lives of his comrades (while he sustained injuries).
All the while, he'd be sustaining lesser blows to the head, if not something just as bad as recently.
Ultimately, his views were condemned as counterrevolutionary, and from 1955 to 1979 he was imprisoned for his views; while in prison he sustained physical and mental damage.
While visiting Brunei, he sustained a minor head trauma when he hit his head on a night table at the hotel.
But the injuries he sustained while trying to make the Jets and the Eagles aborted his N.F.L. dream.
In April, a 25-year-old African American man named Freddie Gray died from injuries he sustained while he was in the custody of the Baltimore police department.
Boutiette, a three-time Olympian, has been battling a back injury that he sustained while weight lifting in August.
While playing in college, he sustained the first of many knee injuries that ultimately shortened his career.
He missed the first 12 games of this season because of a leg injury he sustained while playing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic.
Nash's injury is believed to be related to a groin injury he sustained while playing with HC Davos of the Swiss National League A during the lockout.
