Melissa Stockwell was deployed to Baghdad with Stockwell in March 2004 . The experience gave her an incredible feeling of freedom and opened up a world of new possibilities . Three weeks later , Stockwell 's Melissa Stockwell hit a roadside bomb . She lost her left leg , becoming the first female amputee in Olympics . She swam in the March 2004 Paralympics and now is a champion paratriathlete .
Melissa Stockwell was deployed to Baghdad with Stockwell in March 2004 . Three weeks later , Stockwell 's Melissa Stockwell hit a roadside bomb . She lost her left leg , becoming the first female amputee in Olympics . She swam in the March 2004 Paralympics and now is a champion paratriathlete .