Wounded Veteran, 3-time Paralympian Melissa Stockwell speaks on 'the power of choice' Melissa Stockwell lost her left leg to an IED explosion in Iraq on April 13, 2004.

Melissa Stockwell, a Paralympic triathlon bronze medalist and the first female U.S. soldier to lose a limb in active combat, reflected on the Tokyo Games being postponed to 2021 in a first-person ...

Stockwell is returning to represent Team USA, competing in the Paratriathlon in the Tokyo Paralympics this Friday. Her journey began 17 years ago.

When Melissa Stockwell of Colorado Springs lost her leg to a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq, she had no way of knowing that she'd become the first Iraq War veteran to make the Paralympics.

Melissa Stockwell was the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat. Four years later, she became the first Iraq War veteran to qualify for the Paralympic Games. This is ...

Melissa Stockwell Team U.S.A • CU Boulder Class of 2002 In 2004, Melissa Stockwell became the first woman to lose a limb in the Iraq War when she lost her leg to an IED during a routine patrol in Iraq ...

Melissa Stockwell’s 22-month-old son, Dallas, might be under the impression that his mother’s artificial leg has superpowers. “One of my favorite moments is that recently he start… ...

MELISSA STOCKWELL (A): Sports for me is my way of life. It’s not just an amputee finding sports gave me my life back, but for women in general and young girls it adds self-confidence and self-worth.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The 2024 Paralympic Games are officially underway in Paris and around 4,400 athletes are expected to compete, including triathlete Melissa Stockwell from Colorado Springs.

Along with being a world-class athlete, Stockwell is a certified prosthetist, triathlon coach and published author of "The Power of Choice: My Journey from Wounded Warrior to World Champion." ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The 2024 Paralympic Games are officially underway in Paris and around 4,400 athletes are expected to compete, including triathlete Melissa Stockwell from Colorado Springs ...