Jody Mitic
Jody served in Afghanistan as an elite sniper with the 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment. Back in January of 2007, while on patrol, Jody stepped on a land mine and lost both of his legs below the knee. When he came home, his goal was to live a normal life again. He underwent months of painful rehab and spent more than a year learning how to walk on prosthetic legs.
But what he really wanted to do was run. After an intense training regimen, Jody fulfilled his dream. He's completed a five-kilometre run, and incredibly, a twenty-one-K run. In doing so, Jody raised money for 'Soldier On', an organization which helps ill and injured soldiers become physically active again.
And not only that; Jody wants to accomplish something else - go back to Afghanistan for another tour of duty - this time, as a gunner on a helicopter.
Jody served in Afghanistan as an elite sniper with the 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment. Back in January of 2007, while on patrol, Jody stepped on a land mine and lost both of his legs below the knee. When he came home, his goal was to live a normal life again. He underwent months of painful rehab and spent more than a year learning how to walk on prosthetic legs.
But what he really wanted to do was run. After an intense training regimen, Jody fulfilled his dream. He's completed a five-kilometre run, and incredibly, a twenty-one-K run. In doing so, Jody raised money for 'Soldier On', an organization which helps ill and injured soldiers become physically active again.
And not only that; Jody wants to accomplish something else - go back to Afghanistan for another tour of duty - this time, as a gunner on a helicopter.
