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Matias Ferreira, Double Amputee Afghanistan War Vet, Runs Disney Half Marathon
Though racing long distances in his prosthetic legs is painful, that didn't keep Lance Corporal Matias Ferreira from completing the half marathon in Disney World on Saturday. "They start hurting after a little bit," Ferreira told WESH about his …
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Ohio ROTC cadet who lost leg in parachute accident hoping to become Air Force …
Others have flown with prosthetic legs after they were in the service, but most have been below-the-knee amputees who can push the rudder pedal on a plane more or less normally and reposition their feet to get to the brake without too much trouble. …
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Amputee British soldiers battle-on in gruelling 3000 mile Atlantic rowing race
But a crew of amputee soldiers competing in a gruelling 3000 mile cross-Atlantic challenge are making sure they focus on simple goals. Lieutenant Will Dixon – a platoon commander with Third Batallion The Rifles who lost a foot in an explosion in …
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