Wounded Warrior Captain Bacik Walking, Running and Standing Tall

Health & Wellness

Wounded Warrior Captain Bacik Walking, Running and Standing Tall

By
Dana Sparks

May 23, 2015

There are heroes in every war and Captain Matthew Bacik is certainly one of those. He was in the elite U.S. Army Ranger Regiment, honored with three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star Medal, but he left active duty when an ambush in Iraq resulted in a below-the-knee amputation. Today, however, because of a new device tested at Mayo Clinic, he's walking, running and standing tall. [TRT 3:08]

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