https://freerepublic.com/tag/purpleheartvet/ en-us Fri, 28 May 2010 09:13:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2522850/posts Updated Wednesday, May 26 at 1:15 PM HOUSTON -- A Houston veteran who has been in a wheelchair since 1983, took his first steps in 27 years Tuesday night. "No easy steps. Only hard steps," Harry Shaw said of his life after the Grenada invasion. It is a conflict most have forgotten, but it changed Shaw's life forever. “I was the most serious out of all of the injured in Grenada," Shaw said. He lost both legs. Shaw accepted his fate of life in a wheelchair with courage and grace. "I'm a paratrooper. That's just the way I am. The... KHOU.com Houston https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2522850/posts#comment Fri, 28 May 2010 09:13:48 GMT