After dire war injury, all vet can do is laugh [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120506/NEWS01/705069933#after-dire-war-injury-all-vet-can-do-is-laugh

By Matthew Hansen
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER


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A roadside bomb left Bobby Henline burned on more than a third of his body and without a hand.

He just wanted to eat pizza.

But when you are Bobby Henline — a badly wounded Iraq War veteran, a burn victim and now an up-and-coming stand-up comedian — there's no such thing as a normal restaurant experience.

On a recent night, Henline and two other wounded vets dined at the famed San Antonio pizza joint Big Lou's, home of the 42-inch pizza. To exit the restaurant, Henline had to walk out a narrow hallway where dozens of people stood waiting to get in.

From experience, he knew what was coming next: furtive glances. Outright stares. Whispers.

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