Key Ceremony for Cpl Justin West with Homes for Our Troops - 2013 Homes for the Holidays season
Justin West doesn't let anything hold him back, especially the fact that he lost both legs in a 2010 IED attack in Afghanistan. "I'm just a stubborn person. I wanna take care of myself, I wanna be independent, I wanna get out there and do my own thing," said West.
He's got a job and girlfriend and is always up for an adventure. So when Justin wanted a motorcycle, he got one. "Everybody would have suspected someone like me to get a three wheeler, but I wasn't having it. If you are gonna ride a bike you might as well make it two wheels," he said. His mother, isn't so thrilled with it. But West has already overcome so much. He recovered faster than anyone would have guessed, getting up and running on prosthetic legs in no time.
Then he pushed himself harder than ever before, competing in athletic events around the country, including this year's Race Across America.
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