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Veterans healing together at the Freedom Station in San Diego
On the outside they appear to be a cluster of cottages, but inside U.S. veterans fight invisible battles together transitioning into civilian life. Author: Tim Blodgett Updated: 6:55 PM PDT May 19, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. Eleven years ago, Corporal Josue Barron, a Marine serving in Afghanistan, stepped on an IED. Barron lost his left leg and sight in his left eye. Dealing with the physical wounds were one thing, but it was the psychological horror that kept the Marine up at night.
“While I’m laying in my hospital bed, I’m going through these nightmares,” said Barron. “I’m having these memories that I’m still in Afghanistan. My heart was still in the fight with the guys.”
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Challenged Athlete’s Foundation has many impressive people in their organization, Anthony Pone is one of them.
Anthony was motivated to get into the military by his father and grandfather who had both served. He enlisted in 2000 and in 2002 he was stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia when he was in a horrific car accident. He was driving in a driving rainstorm and his car hydroplaned and crashed. Anthony was trapped in the car for three hours and that led to the amputation of his right leg above the knee.
He thought he would never play sports again and that his life would never be the same. He was introduced to wheelchair basketball and loved it immediately. Having played basketball at the Junior College level before he was injured, he thought this new sport would be pretty easy for him. He was wrong. The level of competition was higher than he thought it would be but eventually he started playing really well.