As a part of his rehabilitation, Murphy began competing in marathons, traveling across the world with the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans.
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Luke Murphy, who was catastrophically wounded by an improvised explosive device in 2006 during his second tour of duty in Iraq, will bring his message of overcoming adversity to Troy University on Nov. 10 as a part of the University’s Helen Keller Lecture Series.
The lecture, which is free and open…
Adventurer and author Erik Weihenmayer delivers Troy University's Helen Keller Lecture in the Claudia Crosby Theater on Wednesday.
At the age of 14, Erik Weihenmayer was gripped by fear – fear of the rare eye disease Retinoschisis that was robbing of him sight, but even greater, fear of all the things he would miss out on in life without his sight.
Weihenmayer, an adventurer, author and motivational speaker, addressed students, faculty, staff…
Erik Weihenmayer, Jeff Evans, and Eric Alexander on the summit of Mt. Everest in 2001. (Photo: Luis Benitez)
Adventurer, author and motivational speaker Erik Weihenmayer, who, in 2001, became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, will bring his “No Barriers” message to Troy University on Oct. 16 for the annual Helen Keller Lecture.
The free lecture is set for 10 a.m. in the Claudia Crosby Theater in Smith…
Cam Stovall addresses Troy University students, faculty and staff during the annual Helen Keller Lecture on Wednesday.
Cam Stovall sat in a field, leaning against a fence post, completely blind and convinced that each breath he took would be his last.
The morning had begun like any number of days for the 26-year-old self-proclaimed hunting “addict,” but had taken a tragic turn when he was accidently shot, pellets penetrating his right eye,…
