Marine Lance Corporal Justin Rokohl Gets A Legup

Saturday was a day for being around heroes. It began with meeting this young man and his future wife Trish Yocum. It ended up at the Nam Knights annual Biketoberfest Party that included a service to lay memorial bricks for the members that passed away since last year.

Justin Rokohl
At just 23 years old, Marine Lance Corporal Justin Rokohl has seen and experienced more than most will in a lifetime. In June of 2008, during his second tour of duty overseas, Justin sustained massive injuries after an attack and explosion that launched him 90 feet in the air. He suffered a broken back, broken hip, fractured tibia and fibulas, two broken femurs, and damage to both legs that could not be repaired or corrected. Today Justin is able to walk with the use of prosthetics. He works a fulltime job in the oil industry, drives a specially modified vehicle and even takes part in cowboy team roping. He is also the recipient of 11 different medals and ribbons from the United States military, including the Purple Heart.

They came to pick up Justin's modified motorcycle so that he could ride again after losing both legs in Afghanistan.

Legup Landingear owner Pete G. designed wheels to help riders like Justin to be able to do what they love but would have a hard time doing, ride on two wheels and have the help of others to hold the bike up when he needs it just by pushing a button.

I went out to Pete's Saturday and got to see these gears in action plus meet Justin and his family. Amazing people! Justin is an example that other amputees out there have lost their legs but not their freedom to ride their motorcycles.

Here's the video.