Melissa Stockwell, First Female American Soldier To Lose A Limb In Combat, Ready To Compete In Paralympics Again

Denver CO

27 August, 2021

3:00 PM

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From CBS Denver: (CBS NEWS) – Melissa Stockwell is returning to represent Team USA, competing in the Paratriathlon in the Tokyo Paralympics this Friday. Her journey began 17 years ago. Stockwell was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps when she deployed to Iraq in March of 2004. Three weeks later, within seconds, the entire trajectory of her life changed. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.