News 12 This Morning, March 10, 2009

AUGUSTA, Ga. --- It's a job that led to another. Ben Lictenwalner and Ryan Sawyer served in Iraq in 2003. They were mortuary affairs personnel for the Marine Corps. Ben says they would go out to the battle field and recover the remains of fallen U.S. Serviceman, bring them back to base, and get them ready to transport back to the United States.

"I'm sure you've heard of "no man left behind". That was our mission over there, is to get everybody back home to their families," Ryan Sawyer said.

Ben says they were called out almost every night. An emotional job, but it's a mission that followed Ben and Ryan back home to the U.S.

In 2006, they started Biotrauma, which is a clean up service for families in their homes when they've had some kind of traumatizing incident like a homicide, suicide, or a natural death.

"We decontaminate and we also make sure they get carpet and paint back in their home, so they can obtain closure," Ben Lichtenwalner said.

"80% of these situations get cleaned up by the family and we saw that and it was just a no-brainer to step in and be that and provide that help," Sawyer said.

Providing help to others, just like they did overseas.

"Our mission is equally as important as the marine corps mission," Lichtenwalner said.

Ben and Ryan say their goal is to be there for families in a time of need, and help them get their homes back to the way they were before.

Biotrauma has a staff of ten, and they respond to calls in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.