Veterans take the fight from battlefield to ball field

October 19, 2011 4:24 PM

The Wounded Warriors baseball team is comprised of veterans who, despite losing a part of them on the battlefield, prove they still have what it takes on the ball field. Mark Strassmann reports.

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