Marine Who Lost Leg Finishes Boston Marathon Carrying American Flag

Staff Sgt. Jose Luis Sanchez, a retired marine, lost his left leg after he stepped on a IED in Afghanistan in 2011. But he didn’t let the disability bring him down. He participated the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon and completed the race in six hours, hoisting the American flag.

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“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”

Galatians 4:4-5