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Army Capt. David Rozelle's right foot was blown off when his Humvee rolled over a land mine in Iraq, in June 2003. The next morning, resting in a hospital bed in a tent outside Baghdad, Rozelle woke up, pressed his palms against the sheets and started doing pushups, then situps. He had been a four-sport high school varsity athlete in Austin, Texas, played international rugby in the Army and didn't want to lose his athletic identity. "I wanted to stay fit," said Rozelle, who would become the first amputee soldier to return to combat in Iraq. Since being wounded, Rozelle...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2005 - Like many Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans, U.S. Army Capt. David Rozelle's story began in Iraq. Unlike many of those same veterans, his is set to continue there as well. Cleared to return to the same battlefield where he was injured, Rozelle said he is the first amputee in recent military history to be returned to a dangerous command. Rozelle arrived in Hit, Iraq, with the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment from Fort Carson, Colo., in April 2003. Initially, his role in the town was as the "de facto sheriff," he said. Aside from the fact that...

Listen While You Freep! All programs are replayed for 23 hours and again on weekends so tune in when it’s convenient for YOU! Call In Number - 866-884-TALK (8255) Heating the EDGE of a New Media! 1pm EST - Heroes in Action! Buzz interviews Captain Dave Rozelle, the first known amputee to return to action in Iraq. Dave lost his right foot to a land mine and returns to command a cavalry troop. Joe Cooper is the President for the American Pride Films Group, nobly attempting to return American values and integrity back to Hollywood film-making. Joe is also a...

Meet the American hero who wouldn't let the loss of his foot keep him from serving his country in the military Back in Action by Captain David Rozelle In Back in Action: An American Soldier's Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude, Captain David Rozelle tells the whole gripping story: from the day he said goodbye to his pregnant wife (it was Valentine's Day 2003) and deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, to the fateful day four months later when a land mine tore off his right foot -- and beyond, through months of agonizing rehabilitation efforts to his final triumphant recertification...