In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser. Only 316 of the 900 sailors who survived the initial attack were ultimately rescued ...
When American swimmer Ali Truwit first got back into the water after losing her leg in a sharkattack, the sound of ... she was swimming on the biggest stage of all, winning two Paralympic ...
Truwit, 24, lost part of her left leg in a sharkattack on May 24 ... also training to compete with elite athletes on the world's biggest stage was a challenge for the Connecticut native.