Spotlight: Kirstie Ennis

Kirstie Ennis (who joined the Marine Corps at age 17 in Pensacola, Florida) was seriously injured in a helicopter crash while serving as a door gunner during her last deployment in Afghanistan in 2012. She has undergone almost 45 surgeries, including an above-the-knee amputation of her left leg. Nevertheless, Ennis has stayed active as a rock climber, snowboarder, swimmer, and stuntwoman in movies. She started the Kirstie Ennis Foundation and is a spokesperson for Building Homes for Heroes. A goal for Ennis (who's working on her third master's degree) is to climb the highest mountain on all seven continents. She is preparing to climb Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. To learn more about Ennis, go to https://kirstieennisfoundation.com/.

Kirstie Ennis

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