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3 war vets, 1 good leg: Amputees climb Kilimanjaro
Posted: 08.11.2010 at 4:30 PM
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Neil Duncan, 26, of Denver, CO, makes his way slowly towards the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, on the fourth day of his climb, Aug. 5, 2010. Duncan lost his legs in Afghanistan.  / AP Photo/Reed Hoffman, Courtesy of Disabled Sports USA
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The three soldiers — veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam — scrambled, clawed and plodded to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, hiking up the domed mountain's scree-filled paths on one human leg and five prosthetics.

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