All My Children

Many props must be given to ABC for its upcoming story line involving JR Martinez.

As previously reported, he's a real-life veteran of the Iraq war that is coming aboard All My Children in the role of Taylor's ex-fiance, Brot Monroe.

As the network has announced in a new press release, Brot's combat-related injuries are determined by Martinez's real life injuries:

In February of 2003, Mr. Martinez was deployed to Iraq and in April, 2003, while serving as a driver of a Humvee, the tire hit a landmine and he suffered severe burns to more than 40 percent of his body.

Martinez spent 34 months in the hospital and underwent 32 surgeries. He's an inspiration.