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How many of us complain day in and out with a well physical body ? And yet many of us do not achieve as much as Melissa Stockwell who does not have a leg ?

Stockwell, who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad, was one of 18 women named to the U.S. Paralympic Swim Team on Sunday, becoming the first Iraq war veteran to be selected for the Paralympics.

No Iraq or Afghanistan veterans were among U.S. disabled athletes in Athens in 2004 or Turin in 2006. Stockwell is the first to land on the team headed to Beijing this summer.

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Iraq Vet and Amputee Beijing Bound

Melissa Stockwell
Melissa, who was never a competitive swimmer, broke a U.S. record in the 400-meter freestyle event two weeks ago, qualifying her to compete in the Paralympics this summer in Beijing.
(Courtesy of Melissa Stockwell)
Picture courtesy of ABC News.

FIRST IRAQ VET TO BECOME PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

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