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Old 25th Jan 08, 05:58 PM
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Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth
Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together. Now, he's starting to walk again with the help of prosthetic legs outfitted with Bluetooth technology more commonly associated with hands-free cell phones. "They're the latest and greatest," Bleill said, referring to his groundbreaking artificial legs.


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