Hometown Hero: Wounded vet gains work skills and self-confidence

By Bill Hendrick

For the AJC

Shot in the back and partially paralyzed by a sniper in Iraq, David Kendrick has gone through a lot — unemployment, rehabilitation and homelessness. Now the 26-year-old is back on track, working at the non-profit Bobby Dodd Institute as a call center specialist, trying to learn a trade — and gaining self confidence.

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