Medal Quest

Kortney Clemons: A Veteran's Journey

Clip: Season 1 | 2m 29s  | Video has closed captioning.

Paralympic sprinter, long jump competitor and U.S. Army veteran Kortney Clemons talks about the IED that took his right leg and killed three of his friends in Iraq. Paralympicsports, he says, are just like the Olympics: "a very big deal."

Aired: 03/12/12

Rating: NR

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At the Sochi Games

Relive the glory at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Read game recaps and browse photos of Team USA as it vies for a gold-medal victory.

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