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Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Marine Staff Sgt. Anthony Gower can get around without pain, thanks to a new Segway given to him by a nonprofit group that helps wounded veterans.
Gower was caught in a roadside bomb blast in Iraq in 2005, injuring his left leg. Walking hurts his knee, which keeps him on pain meds.
But shortly after trying out his Segway, he was smiling.

Read story:
http://www.stripes.com/news/fifty-one-more-wounded-warriors-are-given-segways-1.121017

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