Wounded Vets Fly In Fighter Jets
Wounded Warriors Project Help Arrange Flight
POSTED: Sunday, November 8, 2009
UPDATED: 9:53 am EST November 9,
2009
  Wounded Iraq veterans Brent Hendricks and Roberto Cruz shared a dream of flying in a fighter jet. On Sunday, the Wounded Warriors Project made it happen. |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two former members of the military who have beaten unbelievable odds got the chance to fulfill a life-long dream. With the help of the Wounded Warriors project, the men flew in a fighter jet. Brent Hendricks lost his leg when his vehicle rolled over an IED while in Iraq. Roberto Cruz was also injured while on duty in Iraq. Cruz spent a year and a half paralyzed after being hit by a sniper. Both men shared the same dream of flying in a fighter jet, and the locally run wounded warriors project made it happen. Retired Naval fighter pilot Scott Kelly told Channel 4 he enjoyed giving the men the opportunity to see the city from a different perspective. Cruz and Hendricks said support from the Wounded Warriors Project helped them deal with their injuries.
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