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The home was gifted to amputee Kirstie Ennis by Building Homes for Heroes, a non-profit which has, to date, provided homes to more than 100 U.S. veterans.

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USMC Sgt. Kirstie Ennis, who lost her left leg as a result of a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2012, is the first veteran to grace the magazine’s cover.

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“I fought for four or five years to be able to walk and lift my body. Then I wanted to push it further by doing a marathon,” said Jose Luis Sanchez.

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Matias Ferreira, a United States Marines veteran, lost both of his legs when he stepped on an IED while serving in Afghanistan in 2011.

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The surgical team believes the use of a porous metal that allows soft tissue to actually grow into the implant will be successful where others have failed.

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Anderson said the community has supported him through some tough times, and now he’s simply giving back, ensuring there’s a clear path on cold, snowy days.

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“I've tried to distinguish myself and kind of move away from that wounded warrior aspect,” said Gaal, adding, “We're not out of a fight.”

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A Las Vegas airport mechanic who normally works on airplanes used his skills to repair a quadruple amputee war vet’s prosthetic leg. When former U.S. Navy bomb specialist Taylor Morris, who lost both his legs and arms when he stepped on an IED while in Afghanistan in 2012,  twisted one of his prosthetic legs out […]

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Sgt. Chris Melendez lost his leg in an IED explosion in Iraq, but that didn’t stop him from realizing his childhood dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Melendez was only 17 when he first enlisted in the Army. By the time he was 19 he had shipped overseas and was fighting a battle on foreign […]

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Researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago are developing a bionic leg that can read the operator’s mind. Even when a limb is missing, the brain still sends signals to it as if it was still there. This phenomenon results in “phantom limb,” or the feeling the appendage is still attached to the body. It […]

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The 92-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, was asked to wear his full complement of military decorations during the opening of the new armed forces charity, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen Families Association, at the Queen Elizabeth House in central London this Friday. Having joined the Royal Navy in 1939 at the age of 19-years-old, the […]

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Former Marine Jesse Cottle lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan in 2003. He was trying to disarm the device when it detonated, leaving him a double amputee. But soon after arriving home, he met his loving and compassionate wife, Kelly, who is a swimmer for Boise State. The couple recently married and their […]

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