Melissa Stockwell, the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat after her vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq, and subsequently became the first Iraq War veteran to ...

Melissa Stockwell competes in the run portion of the Legacy Triathlon-USA Paratriathlon National Championships on July 20, 2019 in Long Beach, California. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images ...

Melissa Stockwell is returning to represent Team USA, competing in the Paratriathlon in the Tokyo Paralympics this Friday. Her journey began 17 years ago.

Melissa Stockwell: I've always considered myself an athlete and did gymnastics and other sports. After losing my leg I wanted to get back to it, and didn't think I would be myself without it.

Melissa Stockwell came home from the war in Iraq without most of her left leg, but wait 'til you see her swim the butterfly in Beijing next month. Wright Thompson tells her story.

When Melissa Stockwell lost her leg during an IED explosion in Iraq, she vowed not to give up. Today she’s a champion paratriathlete.

Iraq War veteran Melissa Stockwell will contend in Tokyo for another Paralympic medal as a triathlete, and she says that at age 41 she is faster than she's ever been.

Melissa Stockwell’s 22-month-old son, Dallas, might be under the impression that his mother’s artificial leg has superpowers.“One of my favorite moments is that recently he started seeing ...

A post shared by Melissa Stockwell (@mstockwell01) on Mar 31, 2020 at 2:51pm PDT On good days, such as the ones that were common just a few weeks ago, Melissa Stockwell might hop on her Trek for a ...

Melissa Stockwell, a Paralympic medalist who received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star in the Army, talked to Fox News Digital about what it means to compete for Team USA.

Melissa Stockwell lost her leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq. Since then, she's represented the United States at the Beijing Paralympics, won three straight paratriathlon world titles and founded a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Fifteen years ago, Melissa Stockwell was a senior at Colorado, wearing her ROTC uniform as she watched the Sept. 11 attacks unfold on television. On Sunday, she will put on a ...