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Wounded war veterans find brotherhood in softball (Reuters)
Wounded war veterans find brotherhood in softball(Reuters) - When Saul Bosquez, a 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran who lost part of his left leg in Iraq, stepped up to the plate during a softball game this Memorial Day weekend, he knew he needed a big hit.
Bosquez, who plays with the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team and wears a prosthetic leg below his left knee, said the hot weather on Sunday in Cooperstown - home to the Baseball Hall of Fame - was making it harder than usual for him to run the bases.
Luckily, the ball soared over the outfielders' heads, and Bosquez made it safely to third.
"We all pretty much have the same story," Bosquez said of his teammates, participants in the kind of athletic pastime that experts say can be a key factor in the successful rehabilitation of wounded war veterans.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/28/us-usa-veterans-amputees-idUSBRE84R02320120528?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
