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Pete
10-11-2011, 05:39
Georgia Quadruple Amputee to Take on Mission Kilimanjaro

http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2011/10/10/georgia-quadruple-amputee-to-take-on-mission-kilimanjaro/

"ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) – Kyle Maynard of Buford, Ga., learned early how to overcome adversity to find triumph.

Born with congenital amputation – a condition in which a child is born without limbs due to a lack of blood flow to extremities that left him without arms below the elbow or legs below the knee — he always sought to prove to himself and others that his disabilities were not a limitation................."

Guys you just have to read the whole story. The ending is not quite the picture I had in my mind as I read the story.

Go for it dude, best of luck. Stay Hard.

rdret1
10-11-2011, 15:07
One hell of a tough spirit!

Gypsy
10-11-2011, 16:57
Wow. Best of luck to this young man.

Crito
10-12-2011, 08:37
Kyle Maynard is a pretty well known CrossFit coach and a very determined athlete. You can find videos of him doing BJJ and MMA on youtube.

If anyone is interested he has his own page, the following link is his story of how he was inspired to start working with the Wounded Warrior Project:

http://www.kyle-maynard.com/pages/wounded_warriors

cat in the hat
10-13-2011, 23:02
The Rooftop of Africa is a beautiful view.

Razor
10-14-2011, 22:40
Cat, is the guy on the viewer's far right in the pic Don L?

cat in the hat
10-15-2011, 15:50
Cat, is the guy on the viewer's far right in the pic Don L?

No. we had 2 Paul's, 2 Bob's a Rickie and an Amon.
3 O's and 3 enlisted.