Redefining Disability

Paralympic Medalist Melissa Stockwell on the Power of Choice


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Retired Army Officer Melissa Stockwell is proud to wear the United States uniform. She did so as an Army officer and, after a roadside bomb in Iraq led to her left leg being amputated above the knee, she wore the Red, White, and Blue for Team USA. Not in one Paralympic Games, not in two. But in three. The world champion and Paralympic bronze medalist in paratriathlon continues to rack up accomplishments while also continuing to serve others. She co-founded Dare2Tri, a Move United member organization based in Chicago and has launched a prosthetic company with her husband Brian. She has also written a book called The Power of Choice, so we chat with her about it.
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