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Wounded soldiers enjoy special pheasant hunt

Wounded soldiers enjoy special pheasant hunt

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (MCT) - After Dennis Leonard lost his legs in a roadside bombing during the Iraq War, he never imagined he would end up where he was on a recent Saturday.

He was pheasant hunting again, albeit in a far different way than he once did.

He was in the passenger seat of an ATV, rambling through a golden field in western Kansas and following a couple of high-powered bird dogs as they searched to pick up the scent of birds.

"This feels great, being out here hunting and just having a good time," said Leonard, 26, a Fort Riley, Kan., soldier from Hershey, Pa., who was severely injured in January of 2007.

"This is something that not a lot...

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