Photos and text by Eric Heinz
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Josh Wedge, a U.S. Marine who lost portions of both legs below the knee, runs to first base during the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team game on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College.
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Josh Wedge swings at a pitch during the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team game on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College.
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Cody Rice, of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, makes a play on a ground ball during a game against the CHP Capistrano team on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College. Rice was in the U.S. Army and had part of his right leg removed after stepping on an IED while touring in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army in 2012.
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Jeff Hackett, who had his right leg above the knee removed after serving in the U.S. Army, throws a pitch during the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team game on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College.
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Josh Lopez, a U.S. Army veteran who had his right leg above the knee removed, runs to first base during the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team match on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College.
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San Clemente resident and WWII veteran Col. Robert Thacker, center, was honored for his 100th birthday before the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team game on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Saddleback College.
MISSION VIEJO—Saddleback College hosted the 4th Annual Veterans Resource Fair and Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST), which played against a team from the California Highway Patrol-Capistrano and OC All Stars. WAST is comprised of players who’ve lost limbs in the line of service. San Clemente resident and World War II veteran Col. Robert Thacker was also honored during the ceremony for his 100th birthday.
For more information, visit www.woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org.
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