Florida boy to attend Wounded Warrior amputee softball camp
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MIAMI -- A Florida child isn't letting his disability get in the way of his big-league dreams.
Twelve-year-old Tyler Jacques of Palm Coast will join 19 other children from across the country this week in Kentucky. They will take part in a five-day softball camp for disabled children run by veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Jacques' left leg was amputated below the knee because of complications from his premature birth.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Many of the vets are also amputees and will teach the kids to hit and run and adapt to their disabilities. The Wounded Warriors' motto is "life without a limb is limitless."
On Friday, the kids will play a softball game at Louisville Slugger Field. The 13,000-seat stadium is the home of the Louisville Bats, the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A affiliate.