Purple Heart Athletes
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Photo: University of Central Oklahoma
James Stuck lost his right leg, below the knee, to an IED attack in Iraq in 2006. Stuck now lives and trains at the University of Central Oklahoma, an official U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site. He is a 2012 Paralympic hopeful.
In honor of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, meet the eight Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls that are Purple Heart recipients.
