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Good news is rare about our service members. Thought I would share this.
Glenn
Missing limbs don’t stop Soldiers from finishing NYC marathon
Capt. David Rozelle grabs a cup of water during the Brooklyn leg of the New York City Marathon. Rozelle, who lost his right foot in Iraq, and several other Soldiers with missing limbs completed the Nov. 7 race.
Sgt. Lorie Jewell
NEW YORK CITY (Army News Service, Nov. 10, 2004) – One year from the day Capt. David Rozelle started learning to run on a prosthetic leg, he and a handful of other Soldiers who came home from Iraq with missing limbs took their mark for the New York City Marathon.
In the company of more than 37,500 participants, Rozelle ran – and, at times, walked – the 26.2-mile course Nov. 7 on a prosthetic decorated with the American flag. The marathon, he said, seemed an appropriate way to mark his anniversary.
“When you start a high intensity physical therapy program, you set goals for yourself,” Rozelle said. “Then you find yourself meeting and surpassing them, and setting new ones. This just seemed like a good one.”
A land mine explosion took Rozelle’s right foot and part of his leg below the knee in June 2003 while he was commanding a 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment troop in the western Iraq city of Hit. Now leading a cavalry headquarters troop at Fort Carson, Colo., Rozelle is preparing to redeploy to theater next year. In the meantime, he has dedicated himself to setting an example for other injured Soldiers by remaining active in sports. He’s also written a book about his experience that is scheduled for release in March.
Full article here:
http://www.talkmilitary.com/forums/showthread.php?t=497
Glenn
Missing limbs don’t stop Soldiers from finishing NYC marathon
Capt. David Rozelle grabs a cup of water during the Brooklyn leg of the New York City Marathon. Rozelle, who lost his right foot in Iraq, and several other Soldiers with missing limbs completed the Nov. 7 race.
Sgt. Lorie Jewell
NEW YORK CITY (Army News Service, Nov. 10, 2004) – One year from the day Capt. David Rozelle started learning to run on a prosthetic leg, he and a handful of other Soldiers who came home from Iraq with missing limbs took their mark for the New York City Marathon.
In the company of more than 37,500 participants, Rozelle ran – and, at times, walked – the 26.2-mile course Nov. 7 on a prosthetic decorated with the American flag. The marathon, he said, seemed an appropriate way to mark his anniversary.
“When you start a high intensity physical therapy program, you set goals for yourself,” Rozelle said. “Then you find yourself meeting and surpassing them, and setting new ones. This just seemed like a good one.”
A land mine explosion took Rozelle’s right foot and part of his leg below the knee in June 2003 while he was commanding a 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment troop in the western Iraq city of Hit. Now leading a cavalry headquarters troop at Fort Carson, Colo., Rozelle is preparing to redeploy to theater next year. In the meantime, he has dedicated himself to setting an example for other injured Soldiers by remaining active in sports. He’s also written a book about his experience that is scheduled for release in March.
Full article here:
http://www.talkmilitary.com/forums/showthread.php?t=497