Army Vet Helps Develop Life-Saving Device

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Army Vet Helps Develop Life-Saving Device for Treating Battlefield Wounds

Growing up in Erie, Penn., John Steinbaugh loved the outdoors, guns and hunting, he recalled, so becoming an infantryman seemed a natural fit. So, he joined the Army in 1987 as something to do out of high school. "The plan was to join the infantry, be there for 4 years, get out and go to college," Steinbaugh said.
While in the Army, he discovered the Special Forces. "When I joined Special Forces, I joined with the intention to be a weapons guy or something tactical similar to the infantry," he said.

But Special Forces had a different plan for him. After the selection process, he was chosen to be a medic.

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