Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Melissa Stockwell of the U.S. Army. She was deployed to
Iraq and in 2004 became the first woman to lose a limb in the war when an IED
detonated alongside her convoy.
Melissa later became the first Iraq Veteran to compete in the Paralympics and was the flag bearer at the 2008 closing ceremonies. Since then she has turned her attention to paratriathlon, and hopes to represent the U.S. as the sport debuts at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Melissa later became the first Iraq Veteran to compete in the Paralympics and was the flag bearer at the 2008 closing ceremonies. Since then she has turned her attention to paratriathlon, and hopes to represent the U.S. as the sport debuts at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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