Jorge Avalos is a retired U.S. Army veteran who served for 23 years. In 2011, he was skydiving when his canopy collapsed. The accident paralyzed him from the waist down. After a year of physical therapy, he eventually began to walk—and ride—again. Avalos currently lives with his family in San Antonio. Read the full story here and learn more about Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation and Toyota’s We Will Not Be Tamed campaign.
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