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I walked into the hospital with one thought continually racing through my mind: What would I say to them?<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019d gotten a call just a few weeks before from a representative for the USO (United Service Organizations). \u201cWe\u2019ve heard about your inspiring story,\u201d the man said. \u201cWe\u2019d like you to come to Walter Reed Hospital and visit with some of the soldiers who\u2019ve been injured in combat. Maybe you could help them get through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

My \u201cinspiring story\u201d hadn\u2019t felt so inspiring back in 1984 when I\u2019d made headlines: DEF LEPPARD DRUMMER LOSES ARM IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH.<\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t lost my arm in any act of bravery. I\u2019d been driving too fast on a winding road, thinking\u2014like most 21-year-olds\u2014that I was invincible. I\u2019d eventually learned to drum again with only one arm, and our band had gone on to even greater success than before the accident. <\/p>\n

And while a lot of fans and critics had thought my continuing to \u201crock on\u201d in spite of missing an arm had been cool, I\u2019d never met a war hero before. They were so out of my league\u2014they\u2019d risked their lives for their country. Maybe these guys who\u2019d been injured in combat would resent my coming in and telling them everything would be OK. After all, who did I think I was?<\/p>\n

My first few minutes at the hospital weren\u2019t as tough as I\u2019d expected. The soldiers seemed to get a kick out of meeting a rock star. I signed autographs and took pictures. Some of the guys in hospital beds told me about their favorite Def Leppard songs, mimed beating a drum while they imitated the sound of crashing cymbals. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to tell my buddies I met you.\u201d one said; \u201cWait until I show this picture to my wife!\u201d another shouted, shaking my hand. Then the hospital administrator said, \u201cWe\u2019d like you to meet Harris*. He lost an arm in combat.\u201d I took a deep breath, and my wife Lauren and I followed him to Harris\u2019s room. <\/p>\n

Harris\u2019s injury wasn\u2019t the first thing I noticed about him. It was that big, black cloud that hung over him that got my attention. I looked at Lauren. She didn\u2019t say a word but her eyes urged me forward. <\/p>\n

\u201cHi, I\u2019m Rick Allen,\u201d I said to Harris. He nodded, never looking up. Now what?<\/em><\/p>\n

I sat down by his bed. A few minutes went by in complete silence. It was so awkward, it felt like hours. Eventually, Harris looked at me\u2014and I realized that words weren\u2019t necessary. There was a knowing, a camaraderie. A tear ran down Harris\u2019s cheek. \u201cI know, man,\u201d I said. \u201cI know.\u201d <\/p>\n

Harris and I talked for a long time about the loss, the fear, the helplessness. I told him how humiliated I\u2019d felt when I first lost my arm, how my older brother Rob had become my babysitter\u2014feeding me, bathing me, brushing my teeth, everything\u2014until I could do simple everyday tasks. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll learn new ways to do things,\u201d I promised Harris. \u201cAnd I\u2019m going to help you.\u201d <\/p>\n

I\u2019d made a promise to Harris, and I intended to keep it. Only problem was, I didn\u2019t know how. Lauren and I talked about it that night. \u201cWhat brought you back was the drumming,\u201d she reminded me. <\/p>\n

It was true. I had lain there helpless until I\u2019d found myself drumming out rhythms with my feet. Rob had brought in a stereo, and I\u2019d pounded out rhythms on a piece of foam at the foot of the hospital bed. Then an engineer friend designed a special drum kit for me that allowed me to play with one arm and my legs. Learning to drum that way had required intense focus and concentration and had taken me away from focusing on what I couldn\u2019t<\/em> do anymore. Maybe Harris and the other veterans could do the same thing.<\/p>\n

The next day, I called the USO. They directed me to something called the Wounded Warrior Project<\/a>, a group dedicated to helping injured veterans heal both physically and mentally. Soon, Lauren and I started leading drum circles for the Project. <\/p>\n

Drum circles are a rhythm-based group therapy using meditation and guided imagery. They\u2019re not like what we rockers call \u201cjamming.\u201d In a drum circle, we introduce rhythms with the intention of releasing pain. With each rhythm, the vets are guided in how to breathe and how to experience their bodies in a certain way. Then we have both silent and sharing times. Therapists are on hand to help the soldiers talk through their frustrations. You\u2019d be surprised how many of them are finally able to open up after experiencing the drum circles. It\u2019s like they\u2019re finally able to grab on to something that pulls them out of their isolation and grief. <\/p>\n

From my own experience, I\u2019ve learned that the human spirit needs only a spark to be reignited after a loss. Helping to find that spark for these soldiers has been one of the greatest honors of my life.<\/p>\n

Harris participated in a couple of our drum circles and introduced me to other Wounded Warriors that have since come to The Raven Drum Circles<\/a> to experience healing. We\u2019d talk about how we\u2019d swear the elbow itched on our missing arm (the docs call that \u201cphantom limb syndrome\u201d). We\u2019d even make jokes: With my left arm and Harris\u2019s right arm missing, we\u2019d stand side-by-side and tell the group we were bookends. That always got a laugh. Over time, the black cloud over his head became a little grayer until it eventually faded away.<\/p>\n

I ran into Harris not too long ago at a get-together in Los Angeles. You wouldn\u2019t recognize him from the guy he was in the hospital that day. He was the picture of health and about to participate in a 130 mile bike ride down the coast to San Diego. The only thing that hadn\u2019t changed was that his missing arm still isn\u2019t the first thing you\u2019d notice about him. His broad smile and enthusiasm for life stand out far more. <\/p>\n

The USO had asked me to inspire the soldiers, but working with the Wounded Warrior Project inspired me <\/em>beyond anything I could ever have imagined. It\u2019s not some photo opp for me, some new ROCK STAR VISITS VETERANS headline. Instead, it\u2019s this fantastic two-way street. I\u2019ve learned so much about what the men and women of the armed forces do. I didn\u2019t realize before that some of the amputees actually go back to active duty. That, to me, is off the chart! How can anyone not admire that level of dedication? The Wounded Warrior Project has given me a chance to do something to help the people who protect all of us, and I\u2019ve gotten to meet all these heroes I wouldn\u2019t otherwise have met.<\/p>\n

And for me, meeting a soldier is like\u2026well, I guess you might say it\u2019s like meeting a rock star.<\/p>\n

Download your FREE ebook, True Inspirational Stories: 9 Real Life Stories of Hope & Faith<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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