TSgt. Christopher “Matt” Slaydon is a retired Air Force Active Duty Explosive Ordinance Disposal Operator. He volunteered for each of his three deployments into Iraq. During those three deployments, TSgt. Slaydon was credited with four enemy kills, and 200 plus combat missions, wherein he disarmed over 100 IEDs and destroyed over 150,000 pounds of captured enemy ordnance. On October 24, 2007, an IED TSgt, Slaydon was investigating outside Kirkuk, Iraq detonated. As a result of the blast, he suffered traumatic amputation of his dominant left arm above the elbow, his left eye was severely damaged and removed, and his right eye was also severely damaged. He is now totally blind without light perception. Additionally, TSgt. Slaydon suffered multiple facial fractures including shattered orbits, fractured sinuses, two jaw fractures, and tooth loss. He also suffered multiple facial lacerations, peppering injuries to the face and a collapsed lung. TSgt. Slaydon spent 15 months recovering from his injuries at Brooke Army Medical Center and The Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas. TSgt. Slaydon was medically retired from the United States Air Force on August 27, 2009. He has now dedicated himself to earning a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and wishes to work with active duty service members and/or veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. TSgt. Slaydon also wishes to continue to share his story with others as a motivational speaker.