梅丽莎·斯托克威尔1980年生于美国科罗拉多州,她是伊拉克战争中第一位失去肢体的美国女兵。2004年4月13日,梅丽莎在执行任务中遭遇路边炸弹袭击,左腿膝盖及以下部分截肢,回国后被授予铜星勋章及紫心勋章。在进行康复训练后,2008年,梅丽莎作为美国选手参加了北京残奥会。在事故发生后,梅丽莎给妈妈打电话,给最好的朋友打电话,歇斯底里地大哭,但很快她就冷静下来。在军队医院,她看到了很多失去双脚、甚至丧失全部四肢的战士,她开始相信自己是幸运的。丈夫给她残奥会的 Melissa Stockwell was born in Colorado in 1980 and was the first U.S. soldier to lose body in the Iraq war. On April 13, 2004, Melissa suffered a roadside bomb attack in her mission and amputated his left knee and below. Upon returning home, Melissa was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal. After the rehabilitation training, in 2008, Melissa participated in the Beijing Paralympic Games as a U.S. athlete. Melissa called her mother, called the best friend, and hurriedly hurriedly after the accident, but she quickly calmed down. At the military hospital, she saw many soldiers who lost their feet or even lost all their limbs. She began to believe she was lucky. Her husband gave her the Paralympic Games