San Diego — Pfc. Stephen Priest, 19, eases out of a Naval Medical Center bus to start a day on the town. As a paratrooper with the Army, he lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan in May.
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San Diego — Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Van Etten, 21, heaves a bowling ball down the lane at the East Village Tavern & Bowl.
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Justen Gentry, 21, who serves in the Navy, prepares to bowl.
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San Diego — Scars from a recent operation show on a Marine's leg as he and a fellow service member wait for the San Diego Trolley. They both lost legs in Afghanistan.
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San Diego — Marine Cpl. Michael Fox wheels Sgt. Milan Franklin across train tracks downtown as recreational therapist Marla Knox keeps an eye on the group.
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San Diego — Some on prosthetic legs, others in wheelchairs, the group of combat veterans go up Broadway.
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San Diego — Children take note of service members walking off the ferry at the B Street Pier.
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San Diego — La Jolla residents Kris and Jim McMillan, left, talk with Marine Cpl. Michael Fox, far right, as they ride the Coronado Ferry.
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San Diego — Fox, 27, climbs stairs on the ferry. An explosion in Afghanistan took his legs, but he tells children that he lost the limbs to a pack of marauding Chihuahua dogs.
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San Diego — Members of the group wheel across a gangplank at the ferry.
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San Diego — Gentry, left, and Marine Cpl. Brad Ivanchan, 23, lead the way along the Coronado pier.
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