(Bloomberg) -- Gunnery Sergeant Angel Barcenas, 30,
sits at the edge of the water, fitting scuba-diving fins onto
his prosthetic legs. Close by, Sergeant Gregory Wayne Edwards
opts to take off his artificial legs, leaning them against a
wall before skillfully hopping on his arms and hips toward the
swimming pool's edge, where he straps on a diving tank.
Both men lost their real limbs last year when they stepped
on improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, on Iraq's
battlefields. Now back for rehabilitation at the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, they have an unusual
opportunity. Instead of just mastering basic skills like walking
or climbing stairs, Edwards and Barcenas are among 30 U.S.
soldiers at the center who are pushing themselves and their
recovery further by learning to scuba dive.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
sits at the edge of the water, fitting scuba-diving fins onto
his prosthetic legs. Close by, Sergeant Gregory Wayne Edwards
opts to take off his artificial legs, leaning them against a
wall before skillfully hopping on his arms and hips toward the
swimming pool's edge, where he straps on a diving tank.
Both men lost their real limbs last year when they stepped
on improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, on Iraq's
battlefields. Now back for rehabilitation at the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, they have an unusual
opportunity. Instead of just mastering basic skills like walking
or climbing stairs, Edwards and Barcenas are among 30 U.S.
soldiers at the center who are pushing themselves and their
recovery further by learning to scuba dive.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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