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StarTribune: Twin Cities lawyer embarks on marathon mission
By Jeff Strickler , Star Tribune
Leslie Pitt Schneider admits she sometimes sounds “too Pollyanna,” but she isn’t about to change. The Twin Cities lawyer, who lost her left leg when she was hit by a truck as a 6-year-old, refuses to see the accident as[…]
Read MoreFOX 9: Wiggle Your Toes Foundation offers help to Boston Marathon amputees
By Scott Wasserman, FOX 9
There will undoubtedly be difficult days ahead for many of those wounded in the Boston Marathon bombing, but one local organization is stepping up to help those whose lives have been changed forever. The Wiggle Your Toes Foundation, which was[…]
Read More12 TV: Hundreds come out to support Brooklyn Center soldier
By Delane Cleveland, 12 TV
Pizza parties are always cause for celebration, but it’s the sacrifice Marco Solt made for his country, that packed people into Sammy’s Pizza in Brooklyn Park Saturday morning. “Well, I’ve had a lot of friends and family in the military[…]
Read MoreKARE 11: Family, friends rally around injured Afghanistan vet
By Karla Hult, KARE 11
BROOKLYN PARK — Nearly six months after he lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan, a Brooklyn Center man was honored by his friends and family Saturday. Hundreds of people gathered for a fundraiser for Marco Sort who was injured[…]
Read MoreSUN POST: Brooklyn Center Soldier to be honored at Oct. 27 fundraiser
By Joseph Palmersheim, SUN POST
Every time he got into the lead truck on a route clearance patrol to find IEDs in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Marco Solt would joke with his driver: “Today’s the day.” Nothing was funny about what happened May 1. Solt[…]
Read MoreFOX 9: Wounded Warrior Returns
By Scott Wasserman, FOX 9
Nearly half a year has passed since a soldier from Brooklyn Park was injured in Afghanistan, but he returned home for the first time on Thursday. Marco Solt lost both of his legs in the attack that nearly left his[…]
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