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#76 It's a good life with Melissa Stockwell
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Melissa Stockwell is an American paratriathlete and former Paralympic swimmer and U.S. Army officer. A first lieutenant, she was the first female soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq War. She lost her left leg when a roadside bomb exploded when she was leading a convoy in Baghdad. For her service in Iraq she was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. She works as a prosthetist and is the co-founder of Dare2Tri, a Chicago-based paratriathlon club.
Released:
Sep 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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