An inspiring article you've got to read...


By Brian Bowling
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Sitting on a mono-ski as an instructor straps him on, Spc. Reddi Parker wondered if the designer of the device went a little overboard.
"How many straps do you need to strap over your waist?" asked Parker, 26, of Jonesboro, Ark.

The apparent answer is three.

Parker and seven other injured soldiers and Marines from Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington hit the slopes at Liberty Mountain Resort in Adams County this weekend as part of a program sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project of Jacksonville, Fla., and Disabled Sports USA of Rockville, Md.

"I just wanted to get out of the hospital and have some fun," Parker said. "I wanted to repay my sister for staying with me while I was injured. Plus, I like to ski."

You can read the rest over at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. And when you get there, make sure to check out the picture of Sam F., a Hero Soldiers' Angels knows well, tearing up the slopes. HOOAHH, Sam!

There are other pictures, and some video, so be sure to check this one out.



Thanks to Soldiers' Angel Shelle for the tip!

Labels: Good News, Supporting the troops, Wounded Heroes