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Sat Apr 6, 2013, 02:50 PM Apr 2013

Bryan Hoddle helps wounded vets run – and dream – again (CS Monitor)

Bryan Hoddle helps wounded vets run – and dream – again

He's more than a track coach: He's a counselor and a friend, listening to a life story.
By Gail Wood, Contributor / April 5, 2013



Strangely, this is where the inspiring transformation often begins – on a track.

It's here, with Bryan Hoddle coaching and shouting encouragement as a group of wounded soldiers begins to run, that something extraordinary occurs. These men, many in shorts and running on high-tech prosthetics because they are missing one or both legs, begin to redefine who they are.

"They start to see themselves as athletes again," Mr. Hoddle says. "These guys, who have lost so much, start to think, 'Yeah, I can do this.' "

It's a special moment. And it's one that he has been part of for nearly a decade.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2013/0405/Bryan-Hoddle-helps-wounded-vets-run-and-dream-again?nav=87-frontpage-entryInsideMonitor


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