Adaptive Recreational Sports

16 Aug

Jesse Murphree, American Hero – ‘The Current’ Film

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Posted By: The HERO Blog on Aug 16, 2013 in Adaptive Mono-skiing, Adaptive Outdoor Sports, Adaptive Recreational Sports, Adaptive Recreational Swimming, Adaptive Snow Sports, Adaptive Water Sports, Anthony Robles, Jesse Murphree, Make A Hero Ambassador, Mallory Weggemann, Missy Franklin, The Current Film, The HERO Blog - Adaptive Sports Stories, The Movement: One Man Joins An Uprising

While serving in the US military in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, also known as the “Valley of Death” amongst American forces, Corporal Jesse Murphree’s life was changed forever on December 27, 2007. While stopping with his comrade to turn around one of their cars, he recalls “mid-sentence of talking to my buddy… I heard kind of …

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02 Aug

Jim Martinson – The Movement: One Man Joins An Uprising

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Posted By: The HERO Blog on Aug 02, 2013 in Adaptive Competitive Sports, Adaptive Golf, Adaptive Recreational Sports, Adaptive Snow Sports, Chris Waddell, Inspiration, Jim Martinson, Paralympics, The HERO Blog - Adaptive Sports Stories, The Movement: One Man Joins An Uprising

Jim Martinson once dreamed that he could spend his life as a skibum. Then he went on a tour of duty in Vietnam. Jim was injured in a landmine explosion. Jim did not allow this accident to break his will. He returned to the US and, following his recovery, began his journey in a wheelchair. When …

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