https://www.dvidshub.net/image/784878/wounded-warrior-pacific-trials#.VahVwPlViko
"Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos finishes the 100-meter dash during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium"
Success Through Struggle!
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/784878/wounded-warrior-pacific-trials#.VahVwPlViko
"Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos finishes the 100-meter dash during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium"
“One thing I absolutely love about the Warrior Games is it’s not a pity party,” said retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos, who won several medals in track. “I like to say: It’s not a bunch of disabled people who are competing, it’s a bunch of people competing who are disabled. And I think that makes a huge difference. This is a tough competition and we’re all here to win.”
“It’s just a great experience to be here with people who have been hurt, but they’re not letting it stop them,” he added.
"Redmond Ramos was serving in Afghanistan as a member of the Navy when he stepped on an explosive device and lost his left leg, according to Navy Live. He decided that he was not going to let his disability ruin his love for running and joined the Warrior Games to partake in the track and field events"
-AFBA/ Navy Live
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/competition-their-limitations-and-each-other
Redmond Ramos calls the day a roadside bomb in Afghanistan took his left leg below the knee the best day of his life.
“'It’s what made me be a better person- It’s made me realize just how lucky I am and how much I used to take for granted' Said Redmond Ramos
He spent the first years recovering. Now, he has a part-time job presenting certificates honoring veterans in hospice care. It’s his way of giving back.
He’s also thriving as an athlete and has the words 'I’m with Stumpy' tattooed on his calf above a hand pointing to the missing leg.
On Thursday, wearing a T-shirt that said 'Running Sucks', Ramos ran a 200-meter race against three others. He won, though he was the only one with a blade where a leg should be.
- Dianna Cahn: Pilot Online
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123065
"We are very proud of their service, their accomplishments, their spirit, and are pleased that they are representing us to the world."
-Jessica L. Wright, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
"Redmond Ramos of the United States adjusts his blocks prior to the men's 400m Ambulant IT1 during the Invictus Games on Sept. 11, 2014 in London, England"
-ABC News
http://www.keyt.com/news/wounded-warriors-athletes-come-to-port-hueneme-for-training-camp/26892794
"'To me it was no question. I knew I just wanted to get amputated because I knew I would have a great life,' said Ramos.
'I just happened to step on an IED and I really lucked out, just lost one leg after the fact below the knee, which compared to all the other guys is definitely a paper cut.'
'I was able to walk again in three weeks after losing my leg and then he got me running in about three months. I was starting to run (chuckles) but not well, but it just keeps getting better from there,' said Ramos.
'It's a new family that I have. Some of the people are people I never would have met. If it wasn't for this program and it is just great that I really have gotten so close with these people, we really have just become a family,' said Ramos"
http://gazette.com/family-friends-witness-healing-from-warrior-games-firsthand/article/1538455
"'Two years ago, it was the most memorable week of my life,' said Maria Ramos, whose son, former Navy medic Redmond Ramos, was running to help an injured serviceman in Afghanistan when he lost his left leg below the knee after an improvised explosive device detonated. 'I hope to have a second week like that. I still get goose bumps thinking about it.'"
http://www.hookelenews.com/hawaii-welcomes-2015-wounded-warrior-pacific-trials/
"The wounded warrior athletes at the trials are active duty and retired service members with upper-body, lower-body and spinal cord injuries, serious illnesses, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, and post-traumatic stress."
"Stokes recalled one woman’s comments on a photograph he posted on Facebook that referred to her 4-year-old son having just been fitted for a prosthetic. “After seeing these photos, I know he’s going to grow up to be a man,” Stokes recalled the message saying.
Another email he received was from a woman missing a leg who said she was even uncomfortable taking her prosthetic leg off in front of her husband at night. Seeing Stokes’ photos, though, had given her more confidence, she added"
-Buzzfeed
"They've got personality: Redmond (pictured) dressed up his prosthetic leg with an American flag pattern - and showed it off in several of the photographs "
-Daily Mail
http://patch.com/california/murrieta/local-amputee-competing-wounded-warrior-games-0
-Ben Karnes: Murrieta Patch
"To know Red Ramos is to love Red Ramos. This retired Navy Corpsmen is a perfect example of how adaptive sports, and events like the Warrior Games, help change the lives of wounded veterans."
-Frank Martin: Universal Sports Network
http://www.stripes.com/sports/wounded-us-troops-to-take-part-in-games-in-london-1.301871
“The courage and resilience of our military athletes is an inspiration to all of us,"
-Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jessica Wright
"The athletes, despite their wounds, injuries, and illness, have chosen to be the masters of their fate and the captains of their souls. They are an inspiration to the global community."
-James Rodriquez, deputy assistant secretary of defense
"Retired Petty Officer 3rd Class Redmond Ramos Redmond Ramos finishes his lap as retired Navy Airman Brett Parks begins his during the men’s relay in the swimming competition at Freedom Aquatics Center on June 27".
http://woundedtimes.blogspot.com/2013/03/amputee-combat-medic-relives-it.html
"Through makeup and Hollywood special effects, the horrors of war are revealed in graphic detail and loud explosions during a training exercise at Stu Segall Productions.
Redmond Ramos is in the middle of the action and he is exactly where he wants to be. "
-ABC News
http://www.pomeradonews.com/news/2014/nov/06/veterans-at-remington-club-recognized-for-their/
"The residents were presented American flag pins by Johnson; retired Navy Chief Eddie Trotter... and Red Ramos, an Elizabeth Hospice volunteer and Purple Heart recipient who served in Afghanistan".
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1807826/navy-wounded-warrior-pacific-trials#.VahdQvlViko
"Wounded Warrior Brett Parks observes Redmond Ramos as he participates in Pacific Trials swimming practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam"
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1548281/invictus-games-2014#.VahfL_lViko
"U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos and retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Dadgostar hug each other after competing in a 100 meter sprint during the Invictus Games at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, London, Sept. 11, 2014"
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1548256/invictus-games-2014#.VaheFflViko
"U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos warms up before competing in the athletics portion of the Invictus Games at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, London, Sept. 11, 2014. Athletics is one of several sports over 300 wounded warriors from 13 nations will compete "