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TOI World Desk

US Marine who lost both legs in Afghanistan in 2010 now leads 'Geek Squad': 'Nothing is truly ever deleted'

Justin Gaertner, a resident of Florida's Pasco County, joined the US Marine Corps straight out of high school and was deployed to Afghanistan. In 2010, he was severely injured by an improvised explosive device, in which he lost both his legs. But that did not stop him from fighting on the frontline. He is now a computer forensics analyst with Homeland Security Investigations and tracks tech evidence, social media history of culprits in child exploitation cases.

Sitting in front of computer screens, Gaertner examines hard drives, phones and other digital devices, searching for evidence tied to cases involving child exploitation, human trafficking and other crimes.

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