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The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.
While serving his country in Saudi Arabia, Airman Dwayne Parker lost vision in his right eye. Like thousands of our servicemen and women wounded in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dwayne returned home to a life filled with challenges. For Dwayne, frustration and depression soon followed.
Ukraine has got around 16 thousand women veterans since 2014. Yulia Kirillova is one of them.
In the third episode of ‘The Vet Files,’ a Paratrooper Veteran, Luke Morrison, who lost his leg while touring in Afghanistan, talks about his goal to become the first amputee skydiving instructor in the UK and how his positive mindset has helped him to adapt to life after his injury.
Thousands have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five have survived quadruple amputee injuries. This is one soldier’s story. Thousands of soldiers die every year to defend their country.