John Peck (sergeant)

John Peck is an American Marine sergeant who lost both his legs and arms during a mission in Afghanistan in 2010. He lost both legs and one arm when an Improvised explosive device he stepped on exploded; while recovering in the hospital, an infection forced amputation of his remaining arm.[1] He successfully underwent a ground-breaking bilateral arm transplant in August 2016.[2][3][4]

Peck in May 2019

Peck wrote a book, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan, that was released on May 7, 2019. Also a documentary was made about him.[5]

In 2021, Our Life released a documentary, The Man with Another Man's Arms, following Peck's recovery from bilateral arm transplant on YouTube.[6] The video received over 5,000,000 views within its first year. He was also named Military Times Veteran of the Year for 2021.[1]

Peck is married to Jessica Peck (nee Parker), whom he met on Match.com prior to his arm transplant.[7]

References
  1. III, Leo Shane (2021-08-25). "Despite catastrophic injury, Veteran of the Year John Peck has persevered — and inspired". Military Times. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. White, Peter (April 6, 2019). "U.S. Marine Sergeant John Peck To Be The Subject Of Barcroft-Produced Doc For Viacom's Channel 5".
  3. "John Peck, Bilateral Arm Transplant - Brigham and Women's Hospital". www.brighamandwomens.org.
  4. "Marine vet who received double arm transplant to deliver 1st pitch at Boulders game". lohud.com.
  5. "How One Marine Lost His Limbs and Rebuilt His Life". June 24, 2019.
  6. The Man With Another Mans Arms | Our Life, retrieved 2022-04-13
  7. November 09, Cathy Free; Am, 2016 07:32. "Marine Who Lost All Four Limbs Receives Double Arm Transplant". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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