Years of service 2005–2009? Unit 3rd Battalion 4th Marines | Name Joshua Sweeney | |
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Battles/wars Global War on TerrorismIraq WarOperation Enduring FreedomWar in AfghanistanTemplate:OEF Awards Pat Tillman Award For Service Profiles | ||
Usa sled hockey paralympic gold medalist joshua sweeney first puck ceremony with phoenix coyotes
Joshua Sweeney is an American gold medal sled hockey player and Purple Heart recipient who competed in 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
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- Usa sled hockey paralympic gold medalist joshua sweeney first puck ceremony with phoenix coyotes
- Usa paralympic hockey gold medalist joshua sweeney to coyotes game for honor
- Early life
- Military life
- Paralympic hockey career
- References
Usa paralympic hockey gold medalist joshua sweeney to coyotes game for honor
Early life
Sweeney's passion for hockey began at an early age, as he played ice hockey during middle school & competed in his high school team. A graduate Ironwood High School's class of 2005, he shortly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
Military life
On September 2009, Sergeant Sweeney was deployed to Afghanistan for his second deployment as a scout sniper to Nowzad, Afghanistan.
On October 28, 2009, while on patrol duty, Sgt. Sweeney was injured when he stepped on an IED. The blast severed both his legs & caused injury to his left hand & arm. He had to wait 2 hours to be evacuated.
Paralympic hockey career
In 2014, Sweeney joined Paralympic sled hockey team and lost 2-1 to the Russians. Couple of days later, he scored the only goal with which his team won a gold medal in a final against the same country. A native of Arizona, he is married and moved near Hillsboro, Oregon, in 2014. He received a new specially adapted home from the Homes For Our Troops non-profit group in November 2014.