Cause For Celebration: Melissa Stockwell

As part of our Cause for Celebration series presented by PNC, we are highlighting the triumphs of athletes with disabilities who have reshaped sport through courage, service, and resilience. This week, we celebrate Melissa Stockwell.

After losing her leg in Iraq in 2004, Melissa became the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat. Just four years later, she became the first Iraq War veteran to qualify for the Paralympic Games, competing in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and later earning a bronze medal in paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Today, we celebrate a veteran, Paralympian, and trailblazer whose story continues to inspire others to choose resilience and push beyond limits.