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Surf's Up
Photograph by James Nachtwey

At a surfing clinic for amputees, Specialist Andy Soule, 26, hauls himself toward the breaks off the California coast, showing the same fierce drive that many injured soldiers share. Soule, who was wounded in Afghanistan, later won a contest during the clinic—by doing handstands on a surfboard. He plans to try out for the U.S. Paralympic cross-country ski team.

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