He served as an infantry platoon leader in Afghanistan in 2009 where he was seriously wounded after stepping on an IED. (CNN) In March of 2010, I sat in my wheelchair in a cramped kitchen in the basement of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center's amputee rehab clinic. Across the table was his wife, Jill Biden, and also at the table were two other seriously wounded soldiers and our significant others. The vice president had just landed at Andrews Air Force Base following a work trip to France. Instead of being driven to his residence, he came directly to Walter Reed so that he could have this meal.

Source: CNN September 15, 2020 20:15 UTC