Posted on 04/17/2009 8:42:13 AM PDT by PurpleMan
He's Walter Reed's bionic man, a wounded warrior who walks on a pair of new battery-powered prosthetic legs outfitted with some of the most high-tech gizmos around.
No, Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson can't move like he did when he was a linebacker on West Point's football team or a battalion commander in Iraq. But even after just a few days on his new legs, which have embedded sensors that gauge his weight and speed and can help correct missteps, he's been able to walk a mile under his own power.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
With a little bit of science and little bit of faith anything is possible.
Lt Col Gadson
Thank you for what you have done for us and now for what you are doing for yourself. You are indeed a great and strong man.
God speed
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