James Donaldson was driving a Humvee in Iraq July 15, 2005, when an improvised explosive tore through his vehicle. Donaldson lost both his legs in the attack and spent the next year and a half in the hospital. Now the 27-year-old from Caldwell studies information security and digital forensics at the College of Western Idaho and plans to transfer to Boise State University this summer.
Disabled Iraq vets transition into CWI
Published: January 6, 2026