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Clockwise from left, John Jones, Willow Fesmire, Christopher Fesmire, Danielle Pannell and Kevin Pannell (seated) get ready to try "sit-on-top" kayaks at Cinnamon Bay campground on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 18, 2007. They were part of Team River Runner's first adaptive kayaking trip. All of the men are veterans and lost both legs while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Clockwise from left, John Jones, Willow Fesmire, Christopher Fesmire, Danielle Pannell and Kevin Pannell (seated) get ready to try "sit-on-top" kayaks at Cinnamon Bay campground on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 18, 2007. They were part of Team River Runner's first adaptive kayaking trip. All of the men are veterans and lost both legs while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Clockwise from left, John Jones, Willow Fesmire, Christopher Fesmire, Danielle Pannell and Kevin Pannell (seated) get ready to try "sit-on-top" kayaks at Cinnamon Bay campground on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 18, 2007. They were part of Team River Runner's first adaptive kayaking trip. All of the men are veterans and lost both legs while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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