Mike Fradera of Lakeland is a self-proclaimed optimist. Despite losing both legs on Aug., 17, 2007, when an improvised explosive device blew up during an Army patrol assignment in Bagdad, the 30-year-old longtime sportsman looks enthusiastically toward the future. ...more

October 15, 2008

Mike Fradera of Lakeland is a self-proclaimed optimist. Despite losing both legs on Aug., 17, 2007, when an improvised explosive device blew up during an Army patrol assignment in Bagdad, the 30-year-old longtime sportsman looks enthusiastically toward the future. ...more

October 15, 2008

Meditation takes a backseat to pure strength in power yoga sessions, says Annie Okerlin, owner of Tampa's Yogani studio. Power yoga is a vigorous high-energy workout that also incorporates yoga's breath-centered approach. ...more

August 30, 2008

A hospital wing that will serve as home to 30 military veterans living with spinal cord injuries was dedicated today at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. ...more

August 22, 2008

The doctor clearly recalls the day five years ago at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when the wounded soldier wanted to show off his new prosthetic arm and legs. ...more

August 15, 2008

Grayston L. Lynch fired the first shot during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. ...more

August 13, 2008

When the Disabled American Veterans' new van hit the streets of south Hillsborough this month, it was the culmination of a project that was nearly a decade in the making. ...more

August 6, 2008

Almost half of Ivonne Thompson's three-year marriage has been spent at hospitals helping care for her husband, who was seriously wounded in Iraq last year. ...more

August 5, 2008

Anthony Thompson, known as "Doc," received a promotion to petty officer second class while surrounded by members of other services, Navy officers and family. During much of the ceremony, A.J. sat in his lap. ...more

August 4, 2008

Maria Louisa Davis got to the United States seven years ago, but Monday she became a permanent fixture. She was one of 520 flag-waving, "Star Spangled Banner"-singing people sworn in as citizens at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

July 29, 2008