Blood brothers: Guard family proves closest connection when guardsman needs new kidne

[The Patriot]

In the most simplistic military sense, it’s a reallocation of assets. The story of how one North Dakota guardsman’s kidney now filters the blood in his battle buddy’s body, however, isn’t nearly that basic. It spans two Afghanistan deployments, about 17 months of dialysis, worried family members, painful surgeries and an incredible amount of “selfless service.”

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