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Podcast: The Derek Duvall Show
Episode: Episode 276: Rich Ingram - 1st Amputee Commissioned Active Duty US Army Officer, Triathlete and Motivational Speaker
Description: On this episode, Derek sits with Rich Ingram. Rich is a former US Army Infantryman turned Officer who was severely wounded in Iraq. After an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) hit his Humvee, his arm was damaged to the point of amputation and Rich, not letting this obstacle stop him, became the first amputee to become commissioned as an active duty officer in the US Army. Rich will be discussing the life events that led him to join the Army, that fateful day, his rehabilitation and his time working to become an Officer, his multiple deployments and what led him to...