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The long road ‘Home’

Army Sgt. Greg Stube remembers how thankful he was to get back home after nearly losing his life in Afghanistan and spending a year in hospitals recovering.

That memory is the basis of a new TV show that features him traveling around the world on outdoor adventures.

“Coming Home with Greg Stube” airs Wednesdays on the Sportsman Channel. In each episode, the 42-year-old native of Covington, Tenn., embarks on a new adventure in places including Alaska, Texas, Montana and even Africa.

“My point is this: If you never leave your own home, can you accurately assess what home is or what the good things are?” Stube said. “I’d say you know best what’s so special about home when you leave it or when you lose it.”

In 2006, Stube was severely injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. His right leg was nearly severed by shrapnel and more than half of his intestines had to be removed.

When Stube recovered enough from his injuries, he embarked on a series of motivational speaking engagements at churches and organizations around the country.

“I began feeling like a contributor to this freedom and I felt like, instead of a victim, I’m a volunteer,” he said. “Wounded isn’t something that I became, wounded is something that happened.”

The recently retired Green Beret said that as part of his rehab, he began hunting and fishing, which led to guest appearances on several outdoor-based television shows.

“It really, really, really emphasized my capabilities instead of my disabilities,” Stube said of being outdoors.