Who would have thought that someone could go from being injured while in an active combat, to being a professional paratriathlete? Well, Melissa Stockwell did just that. In her younger ages, she loved her country to the extent of wanting to be in the army when she grew up. While knowing that she wanted to do that, she also kept in mind that she needed to be more athletic. Therefore, she began gymnastics at a younger age and also undertook many school activities. Many years later after sticking with her athletic abilities and her patriotic soul for her country, Melissa graduated from the university of Colorado in 2002 with a degree in communications and was enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of the Transportation Corps. Two years later in April