Wounded Marines Start 'Amputee Outdoors'

Wounded Marines Start 'Amputee Outdoors' to Support Their Own
"We remind one another that life isn't over; life is just a little different now and nothing's impossible. You can still do it. You just have to find a new way."
By Stephanie Gross
October 15, 2012

Best friends and fellow Marines Michael Boucher, Tony Mullis and Zachary Stinson have always had a passion for the outdoors. And the fact that all three are double amputees isn't stopping them from hunting or fishing. It's what brought them together at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and what led them to form an organization to help other wounded warriors live normal lives.

Boucher, a Bogart resident, was injured in June 2011 while deployed in Afghanistan.

During his recovery, he and the other co-founders of "Amputee Outdoors," had the opportunity to go on outdoor excursions and discover they still can live very fulfilled lives.

"We loved hunting and fishing prior to injury and we decided we didn't want to let our injuries stop us from being able to get out around the water to fish and hunt and just be active like before we were hurt," he said.

So, the three Marines, ages 22-23, began brainstorming ways to give other wounded warriors the chance to explore the outdoors.

"We remind one another that life isn't over; life is just a little different now and nothing's impossible. You can still do it. You just have to find a new way,"" he explained.
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