Story Created:
May 12, 2008 at 6:56 PM CDT
Story Updated:
May 13, 2008 at 12:31 PM CDT
Sergeant Joey Bozik lost his right arm and both legs three years ago.
"I was severely injured in Iraq in 2004," Sgt. Bozik said. "My humvee rolled over an anti-tank mine."
"I was in the passenger front seat," Sgt. Bozik continued. "It blew up my floorboard and severely injured my legs, my hand and my forearm."
Ten years ago, Jayme Peters was a Tyler gymnast.
In college, she was dating Bozik before the injury.
She went to see him at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
"He said life is not going to change for me," Jayme said. "I'm always going to be this way. Will you stay with me?"
"I said you have your heart and your mind," Jayme added. "That's all I need."
"He said I think we should get married," Jayme said.
They got married. And now, Jayme and Joey are expecting their first child.
Their story was the main story of the Wounded Warrior Pro-Am.
A hundred golfers helped raise nearly $10,000 for wounded war veterans.
"It's really nice to see these wounded warriors out here," said tournament director Dick Goetz. "But, it's really great that the City of Tyler has opened up its arms to these guys."
"It's terrific," Goetz added.
Representative Leo Berman served in the Army for 22 years. He was the Master of Ceremonies.
"Of all the events I've ever been involved in, this is perhaps the most emotional event for me," Rep. Berman said. "We've got six wounded veterans here from Brooke Army Medical Center and we have one that came here from California who is a triple amputee."
Mickey Tettleton played for the Rangers and three other major league teams.
But, on this day, he played golf for the wounded warriors.
"We got to live out a fantasy," said Tettleton. "These kids are living real-life situations."
"The things they do for us to be able to enjoy a beautiful day like this," Tettleton added, "It's a very humbling experience for me to be with them."
Neal McCoy sang the National Anthem and two Black Hawk Army Helicopters flew over the Cascades Course.
It was Tyler's way of saying 'thank you' to our wounded warriors.