Evening Edition: Army Veteran Seeks Gold In Paralympics

The Fox News Rundown

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3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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After the September 11th attacks, Bobby Body enlisted in the U.S. Army and while deployed in Iraq was struck by an IED. Body underwent over twenty surgeries but was still forced to amputate his left leg at the knee. He now represents the United States Paralympic team in powerlifting and is eying the gold in the Paralympics in Paris this September. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Bobby Body, Army veteran United States Paralympian, who shares with us the pride he feels representing his country in the games. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.6	Friday, July 5th, 2024. I'm John Saucier. With America celebrating a birthday
0:28.5	this week is a pretty good time to reflect on the values that make this country
0:32.1	what it is.
0:33.3	An example of that comes from a guy named Bobby Body.
0:36.5	This veteran of the Marine Corps and US Army lost a leg in combat while serving in Iraq,
0:40.5	but what he's gained by pushing himself through tragedy has been more than he could have ever imagined.
0:45.3	The one thing that I really enjoy is being on Team USA, because even though I'm not doing military service right now,
0:50.5	just to wear that American flag on my sleeve my sleeve for me I feel like I'm
0:54.6	still serving the country and that's something that it's an oath that's lifetime
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1:28.8	Bobby body actually lost part of that body after an injury in Iraq and after serving his country he's now representing it by competing in international powerlifting competitions.
1:34.0	The students I got out of airborne school, I joined my unit and the moment I walked in the door
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