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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-28-09 02:12 AM
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April 27, 2009 11:00 PM EDT

Scott Swan/Eyewitness News


April 4, 2009 was a day for romance in Indianapolis. More than two hundred people filed into the Garrison Golf Resort and Conference Center to not only watch a wedding. They also wanted to witness a comeback. In the bridal room, Nikki Tooley glanced in the mirror and thought about her special day.

"You are supposed to look at the bride, but there is such a special man standing up there to look at and admire. And, you don't want to miss that either," said Tooley.

That man is former a Greenfield Marine. Josh Bleill, 32, cannot help but think about the road he has taken since October 15, 2006, when he was seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Doctors amputated both legs above the knees.

"It has been a crazy two and a half years," said Bleill. "At one point, I really never thought I would walk again."

Bleill's brown tuxedo pants covered his prosthetic legs. The former Marine used a cane to stand at the wedding alter and exchanged marriage vows with Tooley.

"To be up there standing is priceless to me," said Bleill. "People say 'don't lock your knees,'" joked Bleill. "I won't pass out. I won't fall down either."

http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=10258935

There is a video at the website that is really fantastic. It runs for a little over 7 minutes.
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