Retired Army Captain Dan Berschinski poses for a portrait at his home in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A decade after Dan Berschinski deployed to Afghanistan to fight for freedom and lost his legs in battle, the former Army infantry officer is training for a key role in U.S. democracy: manning a voting station in place of elderly poll workers at risk of COVID-19.
The retired Army captain, now 36, said a “perfect storm” is driving him and other former military members to volunteer at voting centers on Election Day, Nov. 3., where they will check IDs and bring people to voting booths.
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